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   | A sundial on an elliptical cylinder | 2009-07-22 |  
  |  | From Leo: I want to build a sundial where the shadow falls on an elliptical cylinder. I can 
calculate the coordinates of the points on the cylinder that I want to mark. 
My problem is that I will have to make the surface as a flat sheet and bend it
into an elliptical shape. However, I cannot work out a scheme to transfer 
the coordinates I know into a distance that will work when I bend the shape.
Help!
 Answered by Robert Dawson.
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   | Why counterclockwise? | 2000-02-21 |  
  |  | From Drew: Why do the numbers of quadrants in a graph increase in a counter clockwise pattern? Why aren't they numbered increasingly in a clockwise pattern?
 Answered by Chris Fisher.
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