Global Information Lookup Global Information

London dial information


A London dial in the broadest sense can mean any sundial that is set for 51°30′ N, but more specifically refers to a engraved brass horizontal sundial with a distinctive design. London dials were originally engraved by scientific instrument makers. The trade was heavily protected by the system of craft guilds.

and 21 Related for: London dial information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8528 seconds.)

London dial

Last Update:

A London dial in the broadest sense can mean any sundial that is set for 51°30′ N, but more specifically refers to a engraved brass horizontal sundial...

Word Count : 1775

020

Last Update:

020 is the national dialling code for London in the United Kingdom. All subscriber numbers within the area code consist of eight digits and it has capacity...

Word Count : 2036

Sundial

Last Update:

sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a gnomon, which casts a shadow onto the dial. As the Sun appears to move through the sky, the...

Word Count : 14043

London

Last Update:

London (/ˈlʌndən/ LUN-dən) is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of around 8.8 million, and its metropolitan...

Word Count : 23769

Telephone numbering plan

Last Update:

code, which is a set of digits forming the most-significant part of the dialing sequence to reach a telephone subscriber. Numbering plans may follow a...

Word Count : 4244

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Last Update:

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a 2023 American action adventure film directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote it with David Koepp and the writing...

Word Count : 17303

List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom

Last Update:

This is a list of telephone dialling codes in the United Kingdom, which adopts an open telephone numbering plan for its public switched telephone network...

Word Count : 2291

Dial M for Murder

Last Update:

Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson...

Word Count : 2992

Pulse dialing

Last Update:

method the often used name loop disconnect dialing. In the most common variant of pulse dialing, decadic dialing, each of the ten Arabic numerals are encoded...

Word Count : 1293

Transport for London

Last Update:

Incorporating CentreComm, London Buses Command & Control Centre, a 24-hour Emergency Control Centre based in Southwark. London Dial-a-Ride, which provides...

Word Count : 7402

Pocket dialing

Last Update:

Pocket dialing (also known as pocket calling or butt dialing) is the accidental placement of a call on a mobile phone or cordless phone located in a person's...

Word Count : 1431

The Dial

Last Update:

The Dial was an American magazine published intermittently from 1840 to 1929. In its first form, from 1840 to 1844, it served as the chief publication...

Word Count : 3412

Heathrow Airport

Last Update:

(/ˌhiːθˈroʊ, ˈhiːθroʊ/), called London Airport until 1966 (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), is the main international airport serving London, the capital of England and...

Word Count : 13902

List of bus routes in London

Last Update:

coaches). Bus services in London are operated by Arriva London, Go-Ahead London (Blue Triangle, Docklands Buses, London Central and London General), Metroline...

Word Count : 5007

Big Ben

Last Update:

334 steps. Its base is square, measuring 40 feet (12 m) on each side. The dials of the clock are 22.5 feet (6.9 m) in diameter. The clock uses its original...

Word Count : 6924

List of dialling codes in the Republic of Ireland

Last Update:

is a list of telephone dialling codes for the Republic of Ireland. Fixed-line telephone users do not need to dial the dialling code when they are contacting...

Word Count : 175

London Underground

Last Update:

The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts...

Word Count : 19175

List of telephone exchanges in London

Last Update:

exchanges had letters as well as numbers marked on the telephone dial, and calls to London numbers used the first three letters of the exchange name followed...

Word Count : 610

Antikythera mechanism

Last Update:

date of the Saros dial was shortly after the astronomical new moon of 28 April 205 BC. The Exeligmos dial is the secondary lower dial on the rear of the...

Word Count : 13103

Schema for horizontal dials

Last Update:

A schema for horizontal dials is a set of instructions used to construct horizontal sundials using compass and straightedge construction techniques, which...

Word Count : 3814

Mellor Tucana

Last Update:

Transporter T5 chassis. Over 650 were built, with Transport for London purchasing over 250 for use on Dial-a-Ride services. A number are used by Sheffield Community...

Word Count : 325

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net