NEW FOR 2011 - CONDUCTED SUNDIAL TRAILS
IN LONDON Join qualified City Guides for a walk through the City of London looking at sundials and other curious time keeping devices and clocks Meet 1pm at the Elizabeth Frink statue of the Good Shepherd in Paternoster Sq (nearest underground station: St Paul's) Finish approx 3pm at the Monument Cost: £10 (£6 concessions) no need to book (unless there are many of you) all enquiries to Judy Stephenson |
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| Practical information | Introduction
Set up a dial Finding your latitude and longitude Mottoes Frequent questions 6 projects to do |
Mass
dials Bevezetés a Napórákhoz (HU) Come preparare una meridiana (I) 6 candrans solaires à faire (FR) |
Types of
sundials Types de cadrans solaires(F) Tipos de relógios solares(P) Types Zonnewijzers (NL) |
| Other languages | Czech ![]() |
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| Sundial pictures | New
sundials |
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| Sundials to buy | The Sunfair gives detailed information about many of the leading world sundial makes. | ||
| Commission a special sundial? | Harriet
James |
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| Technical information | Equation
of Time Computer programs Declination of a wall Nature of time |
Az idõkiegyenlítés (HU) L'equazione del tempo (I) La Ecuación del Tiempo (SP) |
A fal
tájolásának meghatározása (HU) De Tijdsvereffening(NL) Tijdsystemen(NL) |
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| Information sources | Sundial
books |
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| Sundial makers | The
Sundial Fair | ||
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BSS
Home Page |
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| Other societies | Full
world list | ||
| Sundial trails: in S. England |
Complete
world list |
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| rest of UK
2010 in the list indicates a new sundial trail |
East
Lothian 2010 Royal Mile in Edinburgh
2011St Andrews 2011East
Neuk 2011North Fife 2011 West
Northumberland 2010 Derbyshire
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| France: | Apt
(pdf) 2010 Central Paris, Brianconnais
Finistère, Pays
de Buech, Queyras (F) Queyras
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| rest of Europe & Middle East | Austria
: Österreich (A), Austria
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| India/Far East | Jaipur | ||
| the Americas | North-east
Massachusetts 2010 |
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| Australia & NZ | Sydney
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| Let's hear from you | Comments
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| "Clocks" magazine articles by N. Ta'Bois. | Adjusting
for Longitude The Analemma Calculating hour lines Disc dials Equinoctial dials Gnomon or style |
Greenwich
meridian Hours and hours Latitude & sundials Meantime dials Minor adjustments |
The
Noon Mark Pillar dials Ring dials Significant dials "Sun time & clock time" |
| Links | Other
interesting sundial sites This site is listed in the BBC Education Web Guide which brings you the newest and best websites for learning. |
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