The articles link to the specific page in a PDF optimised for speed. If you want a better (but much bigger) verison of the whole issue, you can download it here.
Editorial discussing international sundial publications, restoration challenges, multilingual gnomonic vocabulary, and reports from Roumania and Sarajevo.
Restoration projects, The BSS and Members
In-depth examination of historical ivory diptych sundials, particularly from Nuremberg and Dieppe, their markings, functions, and astrological and calendrical components.
Dials: Portable, Historical Dials
Describes a method using stereographic projection to determine true north and latitude from solar shadow observations. Includes theoretical explanation and practical setup.
How Sundials Work, Mathematics of Dialling
Survey of artistic representations of sundials across centuries, evaluating their accuracy, symbolism, and evolution, with references to works by Holbein and others.
Historical Dials
Explores the history, theory, and military use of sun compasses, including detailed designs used by British forces and analogies with sundial mechanics.
Dials: Portable, Mathematics of Dialling
Provides a geometric technique to design a sundial based on three shadow measurements. Practical, educational, and includes construction guidance.
DIY Sundial Projects, Mathematics of Dialling
Historical document listing time differences across Spanish cities for calendrical correction and dial calibration, translated and annotated.
Equation of Time
Analysis of sundials and astronomical instruments in Holbein’s painting 'The Ambassadors', with insights into symbolism, usage, and historical context.
Historical Dials
Further elaboration on the Equation of Time and the analemma's form, including seasonal impacts on sundial accuracy and diagrammatic explanation.
Equation of Time
Describes construction of eccentric sundials with non-standard hour lines and geometries. Focuses on design theory and practical outcomes.
Dials: Unusual, Mathematics of Dialling
Addresses deterioration of stone materials used in sundials and buildings. Covers environmental impacts, stone types, and conservation strategies.
Restoration projects
Biographical summary of Nicholas Kratzer, a notable early 16th-century diallist and scientific advisor to Henry VIII.
Historical Dials, The BSS and Members