Sundials : history, theory, and practice /
René R.J. Rohr ; with a foreword by Henri Michel ; translated by Gabriel Godin.
- viii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 29 cm
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.