Sundials : an illustrated history of portable dials /
Higton, Hester,
Sundials : an illustrated history of portable dials / Hester Higton. - [1st edition]. - 136 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index.
Pillars and Rings Higher Altitudes The Sun Encompassed Multiplications English Accents A Continental Selection Watching the Time The Sun Eclipsed 1 11 -- 2 21 -- 3 33 -- 4 47 -- 5 67 -- 6 85 -- 7 109 -- 8 125.
This is an examination of the portable sundials used as timekeepers for three millennia. The focus is on the sundials themselves, but much reference is made to social, political and economic history.
0856675237 9780856675232
Sundials.
Sundials.
History Global Portable Navigation
Sundials : an illustrated history of portable dials / Hester Higton. - [1st edition]. - 136 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index.
Pillars and Rings Higher Altitudes The Sun Encompassed Multiplications English Accents A Continental Selection Watching the Time The Sun Eclipsed 1 11 -- 2 21 -- 3 33 -- 4 47 -- 5 67 -- 6 85 -- 7 109 -- 8 125.
This is an examination of the portable sundials used as timekeepers for three millennia. The focus is on the sundials themselves, but much reference is made to social, political and economic history.
0856675237 9780856675232
Sundials.
Sundials.
History Global Portable Navigation