Free lecture London - 'Solar Time Keeping'
Is this of interest to anyone? I won't be going (not in town) but it is free to attend, although you have to register in advance.
Solar Time Keeping
About this event
The motion of the sun through the heavens regulated the lives of early man. Various devices and systems for telling the hours have been adopted over the centuries. Even after the development of mechanical clocks the sundial was in regular use as a reference. Today sundials tend to be architectural adornments combining art & science. High profile events such as the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics regularly generate commissions for new and ever more imaginative designs.
About the speaker
Mike Groom is a power plant process engineer and a member of the IET. He has also had a long time interest in the history of astronomy and in particular time keeping and navigation. He is a member of the British Sundial Society, a learned society whose members include many designers and craftsmen. These members are responsible for most of the iconic sundials that grace a good number of public & private buildings around the country and overseas.
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Solar Time Keeping
About this event
The motion of the sun through the heavens regulated the lives of early man. Various devices and systems for telling the hours have been adopted over the centuries. Even after the development of mechanical clocks the sundial was in regular use as a reference. Today sundials tend to be architectural adornments combining art & science. High profile events such as the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics regularly generate commissions for new and ever more imaginative designs.
About the speaker
Mike Groom is a power plant process engineer and a member of the IET. He has also had a long time interest in the history of astronomy and in particular time keeping and navigation. He is a member of the British Sundial Society, a learned society whose members include many designers and craftsmen. These members are responsible for most of the iconic sundials that grace a good number of public & private buildings around the country and overseas.
This entry was originally posted at http://major-clanger.dreamwidth.org/8149.html, where there are
comments.