tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post3303121743359022791..comments2024-03-27T17:25:33.537-03:00Comments on Sci/Why: Eleanor of Aquitaine SundialThe Sci/Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773742343761831208noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-63936010150031599162023-07-08T13:01:07.469-03:002023-07-08T13:01:07.469-03:00Eleanor did alright, actually. Despite being 12 ye...Eleanor did alright, actually. Despite being 12 years his senior she outlived him by decades! She was also in charge when son Richard was off to war. An absolutely amazing womanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-61404320262057681152022-05-28T00:08:02.519-03:002022-05-28T00:08:02.519-03:00I'm in Seattle and the time is pretty spot on....I'm in Seattle and the time is pretty spot on. Love, love this ring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-67505375469703293902021-10-23T14:00:19.952-03:002021-10-23T14:00:19.952-03:00I just found one today. Im interested in finding o...I just found one today. Im interested in finding out more regarding home to properly use it and figure out latitudeAmeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498008528712276214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-16320424490828146422019-01-07T20:25:14.741-04:002019-01-07T20:25:14.741-04:00The ring is roughly calibrated to the latitude of ...The ring is roughly calibrated to the latitude of London 51.5 degrees. My model of the ring has 3 marks that can be used to calibrate it to just about any latitude. I can read the time to 15 minutes. If the ring were much bigger it would be more accurate. I live in north central Texas. I have an H.M.Kala sundial that is accurate within 1 minutes if you take the time to set it up correctly.Krazy Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589074301555972002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-20707008996728253192018-04-11T16:48:46.996-03:002018-04-11T16:48:46.996-03:00I have one my friend gave me because he couldn'...I have one my friend gave me because he couldn't figure out what it was..it has acorna & Leafs Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227878477951091644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-64740554155591838322016-09-01T03:31:34.188-03:002016-09-01T03:31:34.188-03:00I found one of these in a junk drawer sale!!!! Min...I found one of these in a junk drawer sale!!!! Mine is a gorgeous bronze and silver, with vines. So glad I know what it is now!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232918778664540862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-1177866069171832202015-11-29T10:44:44.917-04:002015-11-29T10:44:44.917-04:00Most comments state that the Aquitaine Ring is acc...Most comments state that the Aquitaine Ring is accurate for only a certain latitude If so, what is that latitude? New York City is 41 degrees North so the many potential purchasers who live there would certainly like to knowBob Z. '33noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-23341682956006225672012-12-28T03:16:01.433-04:002012-12-28T03:16:01.433-04:00Just bought one of these sundials for $1 at a flea...Just bought one of these sundials for $1 at a flea market because it just looked cool. Have been searching and searching for what it is. thanks so much for solving the mystery! Looks exactly like your image. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-87199147197402923562012-04-09T20:58:58.414-03:002012-04-09T20:58:58.414-03:00Dear Dr Wood,
I agree that it will not work at all...Dear Dr Wood,<br />I agree that it will not work at all latitudes. However, I believe it would work equally well at the correct latitude north or south of the equator.Lesanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-51457566511606902892011-12-19T18:51:25.573-04:002011-12-19T18:51:25.573-04:00I love the look of this thing, but I think we may ...I love the look of this thing, but I think we may have found the simplest possible device to be country-specific.<br /><br />By the looks of it the months ring thing is calibrated to a particular latitude, so it won't even work properly over the entire USA. It appears to be measuring the declination of the sun, and at a particular hour in a particular month in Florida this will be massively different to the declination at the same time in Alaska...<br /><br />If I've got this wrong, will someone please tell me why? My engy-sense is tingling off the scale that it's screwy but I'd love to be told I'm wrong so I can buy one!<br /><br />-- DKW<br /><br />P.S. This is a re-post of the same question on the think-geek product page, trying to get as many eyes on it as I can... (http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/e56d/)Dr D K Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369884897097726796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-35176771178509102522011-09-14T12:49:36.484-03:002011-09-14T12:49:36.484-03:00Incredibly cool, Shar. Both the story and the actu...Incredibly cool, Shar. Both the story and the actual ring.Gillian O'Reillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536194929522837128.post-39222535709980132952011-09-14T09:37:00.984-03:002011-09-14T09:37:00.984-03:00This is really cool! Too bad for Eleanor, though.....This is really cool! Too bad for Eleanor, though...L E Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16408615304572267607noreply@blogger.com