February 1999 page 16
T.B. Palmer
Pat Briggs
C.D. Lack

Ten Years Ago

This section compiles responses from early BSS members, including T.B. Palmer, P.D. Briggs, and C.D. Lack, reflecting on their initial motivations for joining and their continued enjoyment of the Society's Bulletin, despite personal challenges or preferences for theoretical over practical involvement.
The BSS and Members

February 1999 page 37
Pat Briggs

The Sundial Clock

Describes a mechanical clock designed to display local solar time as well as Greenwich Mean Time. It uses two cranks to apply the Equation of Time correction, accurately accounting for the sun's uneven progress throughout the year, making it possible to read solar time even in overcast conditions.
Equation of Time, DIY Sundial Projects

October 1991 page 15
Pat Briggs

General Notes on Sundials (Hour Angle Types)

This note provides succinct facts about hour angle sundials. It covers topics such as local time variations, the twelve-hour day at equinoxes, dial portability, effects of rotation, limitations of different dial types, gnomon orientation, and the daily and annual changes in sunrise/sunset times and the Equation of Time.
Equation of Time, How Sundials Work