Wednesday, February 14, 2007

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The enigma of the clocks of Muna

Recently, when I went to draw the two clocks of the convent of San Francisco de Oxkutzcab, I spoke with Pbtro. the convent, which had been previously assigned to the Convent of the Assumption of Muna. I said if we would restore the missing two clocks (the direct lift and direct Noon) and Muna watches had drawn a mason for about ten years using marks every hour during certain months of the year made "to understand", so the father told him to stop the work because they felt that the hours were marked wrong.


This confirms my hypothesis that the walls were well targeted but the paths corresponded to a recent intervention. Soon I hope to make some creeks in the plastered surface to see if it remains behind the original paths. I also hope to publish photographs of the sundial of the Convent of San Miguel Archangel of Mani, one of the first of the period of evangelization in the Yucatan.


Here are some photos of the layout of the two clocks Oxkutzcab:


Fig. 1. Stroke of watches to the west and north. Simple paths are marked local solar time.


Fig. 2. Transfer preparation of carbon paper print paths
1:1 scale
Fig. 3. Clock trace to the west.
Fig. 4. Direct clock trace to the north (after leveling the transfer).

Fig. 5. Clock End of the line north

Fig. 6. Checking the clock setting (12:45 PM). The gnomons be produced in stainless steel.

Fig. 7. Direct clock setting.

Fig. 8. Watch live north

paths are too weak to be seen in the distance, but will post photos of them once painted and assembled the gnomon.