Sundials : history, theory, and practice / René R.J. Rohr ; with a foreword by Henri Michel ; translated by Gabriel Godin.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: New York : Dover Publications, 1996Description: viii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
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- 0486291391
- 9780486291390
- Cadrans solaires. English
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Originally published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1970.
Includes bibliographical references (page 134) and index.
History of the sundial -- Some gnomonic cosmography -- Classical sundials -- Inclined dials -- Solar calendars -- Analemmatic dials -- Moon dials -- Elevation dials, azimuth dials, direction dials, and others -- Remarkable dials, past and present -- Inscriptions on sundials.
Chronicles the history of sundials, discussing the different varieties, the mathematical formulas required to build one, and the basic principles of cosmography.
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Practical guide to dialing, illustrated, Dover reprint of 1970s French publication
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