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9780486411460

Sundials Their Construction and Use

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486411460

  • ISBN10:

    048641146X

  • Edition: Unabridged
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-06-20
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Summary

Clearly written, easy-to-follow instructions for constructing a sundial on almost any surface and in virtually any position, with information on selecting appropriate materials, making Standard Time dials, and laying out hour lines. Dial furniture, portable sundials, constructing a heliochronometer, and other subjects also covered. Over 60 illustrations.

Table of Contents

The Development of the Sundial
1(27)
Why the Sundial Tells Time
28(9)
How to Design and Make a Dial
37(14)
Selecting the Dial to Make or Buy: Guidelines and Materials
51(16)
Parts of a Dial You Should Know
67(18)
Time and Standard Time Dials
85(10)
How to Lay Out the Hour Lines
95(35)
Dial Furniture
130(7)
How to Lay Out the Lines of Declination
137(19)
Portable Sundials
156(30)
Variable Center Dials
186(7)
The Heliochronometer
193(10)
Sundial Classification
203(12)
Interesting Dials of the World
215(13)
Hunting Sundials
228
APPENDIX
Formulas
234
Table for Converting Degrees of Arc Into Minutes of Time or Vice Versa
245

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