Sundials are devices for telling time by measuring the position of the shadow of the sun. This category lists websites concerned with the theory of sundials.
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Describes design and construction of a six meter wide analemmatic sundial in Canada.
Descriptions of these vertical post sundials, why they work, detailed account of the maths necessary to plot the hour lines.
Information on the society, links, beginner's pages, including simple sundial patterns and templates, online facilities to calculate hour lines for different sundial types.
Describes different types of sundials, has other technical and general information. Offers free Shadows software to compute sundials of a number of different types for anywhere in the world.
Animations of some of the historical stages of the development of sundials.
From the European Association for Astronomy Education. A project as a competition to document sundials. Includes a history of sundials and how they work.
Describes a number of sundials of different types, mostly from northern Europe.
Also known as the analemmatic sundial. Site includes project development, education resources, history and types of sundials. Elverta, California, US.
Describes the jantar mantar (or yantra mandir) of Jaipur, and the massive sundials and other astronomical devices built there.
Site from Carl Sabanski. Includes a Sundial Primer, Sundials of the World, and The Pinawa Heritage Sundial in Manitoba, Canada.
Includes general information, links, a register of dials in North America, and a message board.
Photographs with descriptions, showing a number of patterns painted on walls.
A software package for designing sundials and astrolabes.
Describes sundials that can tell sunrise and sunset times, the angle of solar declination and the time at night. (Flash based site).
Account includes a description of the commoner types, an explanation of the relevant science and maths, and a history of sundial use.
Software to design a vertical (wall mounting) sundial for walls that face up to 60 degrees away from due-south.
Descriptions with photographs of Scottish sundials, ancient, old and new as well as sundials from some other places. Includes registers of sundials seen, which are fully searchable by any criterion.
An essay about the use of sundials in gardens.
A post from the Horology Lab.
(November 02, 2024)
An essay about the use of sundials in gardens.
A software package for designing sundials and astrolabes.
From the European Association for Astronomy Education. A project as a competition to document sundials. Includes a history of sundials and how they work.
Also known as the analemmatic sundial. Site includes project development, education resources, history and types of sundials. Elverta, California, US.
Describes the jantar mantar (or yantra mandir) of Jaipur, and the massive sundials and other astronomical devices built there.
Site from Carl Sabanski. Includes a Sundial Primer, Sundials of the World, and The Pinawa Heritage Sundial in Manitoba, Canada.
Describes sundials that can tell sunrise and sunset times, the angle of solar declination and the time at night. (Flash based site).
Animations of some of the historical stages of the development of sundials.
Descriptions with photographs of Scottish sundials, ancient, old and new as well as sundials from some other places. Includes registers of sundials seen, which are fully searchable by any criterion.
Descriptions of these vertical post sundials, why they work, detailed account of the maths necessary to plot the hour lines.
Account includes a description of the commoner types, an explanation of the relevant science and maths, and a history of sundial use.
Describes different types of sundials, has other technical and general information. Offers free Shadows software to compute sundials of a number of different types for anywhere in the world.
Photographs with descriptions, showing a number of patterns painted on walls.
Describes a number of sundials of different types, mostly from northern Europe.
Includes general information, links, a register of dials in North America, and a message board.
Describes design and construction of a six meter wide analemmatic sundial in Canada.
Information on the society, links, beginner's pages, including simple sundial patterns and templates, online facilities to calculate hour lines for different sundial types.
Software to design a vertical (wall mounting) sundial for walls that face up to 60 degrees away from due-south.
A post from the Horology Lab.
(November 02, 2024)
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