2016年10月12日 · Almost every sundial has two basic parts: the pointer and the dial. The pointer, also called a style or gnomon, casts a shadow, indicating the time of day. The numbered dial is the area in which the shadow falls, showing the hour. The most common sundials have a flat, circular dial, with a style that points Due North, toward the North Star.

A sundial is a horological device that tells the time of day (referred to as civil time in modern usage) when direct sunlight shines by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a …

"Long Hand" Sundials. Long ago there were no calculators or computers that could be used to design sundials. Diallists used techniques that allowed them to draw a variety of sundials. So if you are ready to have some fun read on and learn how to make your own "Long Hand" Sundial.

In this article I show how trigonometry can be used to calculate the positions of the hour lines for vertical and horizontal sundials, with a particular focus on the mathematics underlying a recently-constructed unique horizontal sundial at Piazza Italia in Melbourne.

Sundial: an instrument for telling the time and/or date from the position of the Sun. More generally, it can give any function of the Sun's co-ordinates. Dialling: the art and science of designing and constructing dials. Diallist: one who designs or makes dials. Figure 1 …

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Joanna Migdal has specialised for some forty years in making one-off sundials of all kinds to commission, for clients throughout the world. Her work can be found from Oxford University to Westminster Abbey, from Kew Palace to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.

What is a sundial? A sundial is a device that can tell you what time it is depending on where the Sun casts its shadow on the sundial. A sundial is made up of two parts: a flat circular plate and a stick called a gnomon. The gnomon casts a shadow on the plate and this shadow shows the time.

The Capuchin sundial is an altitude dial, which tells time by the altitude of the sun above the horizon. It can be drawn on a card, and is very portable. The Capuchin sundial takes its name from the hoods of the Capuchin monks, which were apparently long and pointed and resembled the design on the sundial.

At Border Sundials we make unique hand crafted sundials from the very finest materials. Our sundials have a grace and timeless elegance that create focal points of great beauty in any garden setting. Choose from our Horizontal dials, Vertical dials or …