Easy to Make Wooden Sundials - Instructions and Plans for 5 projects This review covers Milton Stoneman's booklet, which offers step-by-step instructions and templates for constructing various types of sundials, including horizontal, vertical, and equatorial models. It is presented as an accessible introduction to gnomonics, primarily for readers in the United States, and contains sections on sundial history, dial correction, equation of time, longitude, magnetic variation, hour angles, and a list of sundial mottoes.
Clockmaking in Oxfordshire 1400-1850 This review discusses Dr. C.F.C. Beeson's book, which, despite its title, includes a small section detailing sundials in Oxfordshire (pages 76-80). It notes that many of these sundials have since vanished but were documented through Beeson's patient research. The review highlights the book's improved indexing and outlines the historical relationship between sundials and mechanical clocks, noting that their partnership ended with the advent of electrical communications
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