The book of sun-dials / originally compiled by Mrs. Alfred Gatty ; now enlarged and re-edited by H.K.F. Eden and Eleanor Lloyd.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : G. Bell, 1900Edition: 4th edition., re-arranged and enlDescription: xvii, 529 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Other title:
  • Book of sundials
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room QB215 .G38 1900 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000082749

Print reproduction.

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First part is a detailed and illustrated history of the sundial, with examples primarily from the United Kingdom. The largest portion (280 pages is devoted to a collection of 1682 mottoes found on sundials, with translation s and location references. A short chapter on conctructing a sundial ends the book. Numerous illustrations (B&w), Index

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