- ISBN13: 9780387098012
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Sundials, that adorn church walls, open plazas, as well as superb gardens, have been initial as well as inaugural celestial instruments. Before bargain how sundials work, a single contingency initial assimilate a strong suit of a Sun in a sky. In this book, Denis Savoie presents a basis of astronomy compulsory to assimilate sundials as well as describes how to pattern as well as set up your own exemplary sundial. Written to engage all levels of scholarship readers, a writer shows a calcula… More >>
Sundials: Design, Construction, as well as Use
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The book has nice clear illustrations. It is not nearly as complete as
Sundials: Their Construction and Use
by R. Newton Mayall and Margaret W. Mayall. Their illustrations are not ‘modern media’ but definitely clear enough. It has lots more information for the buck than D. Savoie’s Sundials.
Savoie’s book is easy to read and covers many basic types of dials. The tables for French locations are not helpful and would better be replaced with formulas.
Rating: 3 / 5