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February 2000
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February 2000
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Page 3
Explores early Greek and Roman hemispherical and hemicyclium sundials, their geometry, historical usage, and accuracy.
Dials: Hemispherical, Historical Dials, How Sundials Work, Mathematics of Dialling
February 2000
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Page 11
Discusses the transition from local time to Greenwich Mean Time prompted by the needs of railway timetables, and a sundial-themed punctuality trophy.
Historical Dials
February 2000
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Page 12
Compares aesthetics and function of deep hemispherical vs shallow bowl sundials, including gnomonic differences and delineation methods.
Dials: Hemispherical, Dials: Scaphe, Sundial Design & Layout
February 2000
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Page 15
Observation of the 1999 solar eclipse via pinhole effects on a reflected sundial at the Horniman Museum.
Dials: Reflected
February 2000
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Page 16
Describes a visit to a church in Normandy with a meridian line inscribed on the floor, with zodiac signs and associated solar observations.
Historical Dials
February 2000
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Page 17
Brief photographic descriptions of a translucent horizontal dial in Brisbane and a camel-shaped sundial in Marree made from railway sleepers.
Dials: Horizontal, Dials: Unusual
February 2000
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Page 19
Report of a BSS group meeting to document mass dials at churches in three counties, including visits and findings.
Dials: Mass Dials, The BSS and Members
February 2000
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Page 20
Design and construction of an electronic equatorial sundial with phototransistors and LED display for remote indication of time.
DIY Sundial Projects, Dials: Equatorial, Dials: Unusual
February 2000
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February 2000
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Description of restoration of two historical sundials and their historical and technical features.
Historical Dials, Restoration projects
February 2000
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Concludes a series on Anglo-Saxon sundials, examining late-period examples at two churches.
Dials: Mass Dials, Historical Dials
February 2000
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Page 39
Reviews of recently published works relevant to sundial enthusiasts: CADRANS SOLAIRE EN SAVOIE, SUNCLOCKS: PAPER SUNDIALS TO MAKE AND USE, and FROM SAILS TO SATELLITES: THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NAVIGATIONAL SCIENCE
Book Reviews
February 2000
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February 2000
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Page 42
Describes a group visit to the noon-mark sundial at Farnborough. Designed by Douglas Bateman, the dial is set out on a central glass window in the entrance hall of the Cody Building and shows local apparent noon, mean time noon, and the date.
The BSS and Members, Dials: Noon Lines
February 2000
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Page 44
Personal narrative of viewing the 1999 total eclipse in Bulgaria, with observations and reflections.
The BSS and Members
February 2000
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Page 45
Report on the North American Sundial Society conference, with discussions on topics presented.
The BSS and Members
February 2000
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Page 47
February 2000
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Page 48
Description of Downside School's connections with BSS and installation of a wall dial designed by a master.
Dials: Vertical
February 2000
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Page 49
Humorous article on the variation between apparent time and mean time through the year
Equation of Time, Historical Dials
February 2000
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Page 51
Describes the construction and principle of a horizontal dial that incorporates the equation of time.
DIY Sundial Projects, Dials: Horizontal, Equation of Time