February 2006 page 47
Desmond Quinn

SIS Invitation Lecture Evening

This report summarises Dr. Paulo Brenni's lecture on Artist and Engineer - Saga of the French instrument industry in the 19th Century presented at the Scientific Instrument Society's 13th Annual Invitation Lecture. It covers the development of French scientific instrument production, from its early unorganised state to its significant international presence in the mid-19th century, and subsequent decline.

June 2000 page 86
Desmond Quinn

Cambridge Sundials Old and New: Lecture Report

Summary of a lecture by Dr Frank King covering sundials in Cambridge, both historic and recent.
Historical Dials, The BSS and Members

October 1997 page 8
Desmond Quinn

The Turnbull Dial

This article describes the Turnbull Dial at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, a 26-foot pillar featuring a total of 27 dials. Designed in 1579-1583 by Charles Turnbull, it includes a principal south-facing dial, a perpetual calendar, tables for planetary years and lunar months, and moon-time corrections. The dials use the old unequal hour system, and the pillar has undergone several restorations.
Dials: Multi Faced, Dials: Scaphe, Historical Dials, Restoration projects