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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:

Gatty, Alfred, Mrs, 1809-1873 [author.]

Contributor(s):

Eden, H. K. F

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: 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

Subject(s):

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room	QB215 .G38 1900 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31560000082749

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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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