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| Illustrating Time's Shadow ~ the "big" book |
Introduction a walk around the garden and a simple horizontal dial project
chapter 1 the universe and how the stars revolve
chapter 2 the solar system and how the Earth and sun interact
chapter 3 the planet Earth and its tilted axis and the seasons, solar declination
chapter 4 the evolution of the sundial
chapter 5 the equation of time or EOT, orbits and the tilted axis
chapter 6 methods of finding north
chapter 7 geometry and math for sundials
chapter 8 general interest about sundials
chapter 9 the basic hour angle dials, equatorial, armillary, and case study
chapter 10 polar dials, and case study
chapter 11 meridian dials are like polar dials in many ways
chapter 12 the horizontal dial
chapter 13 the vertical true south/north dial
chapter 14 the general model for almost all hour angle dials
chapter 15 the vertical recliner, common on pyramid faces and roofs
chapter 16 the vertical decliner, common on walls, facing mostly the equator or pole
chapter 17 the vertical great decliner, facing mostly east or west
chapter 18 the inclined decliner part 1, introduction, and the steep inclined decliner
chapter 19 the inclined decliner part 2, the shallow inclined decliner
chapter 20 cube dials
chapter 21 altitude dials
chapter 22 azimuth dials
chapter 23 dial furniture ~ calendar or declination curve
chapter 24 dial furniture ~ Italian, Babylonian, and day of length dial furniture
chapter 25 dial furniture ~ the Analemma, and the use of “DL”
chapter 26 other interesting hour angle dials, ceiling, polarized, etc
chapter 27 night time dials
chapter 28 glass, brass, and paper dials
chapter 29 buying dials, and then making them work correctly
chapter 30 programming or use of ~ 3D-CAD, vrml, and spreadsheets
chapter 31 programming or use of ~ 2D-CAD, and other languages
chapter 32 older methods ~ DL, the Nomogram, Slide rule, and Dialing scales
chapter 33 extra thoughts and additional information
appendices the appendices for this book are printed separately, and are free on
www.illustratingshadows.com however, some key tables are in some
chapters, and an abbreviated appendix is also contained herein.
chapter 1 the universe and how the stars revolve
chapter 2 the solar system and how the Earth and sun interact
chapter 3 the planet Earth and its tilted axis and the seasons, solar declination
chapter 4 the evolution of the sundial
chapter 5 the equation of time or EOT, orbits and the tilted axis
chapter 6 methods of finding north
chapter 7 geometry and math for sundials
chapter 8 general interest about sundials
chapter 9 the basic hour angle dials, equatorial, armillary, and case study
chapter 10 polar dials, and case study
chapter 11 meridian dials are like polar dials in many ways
chapter 12 the horizontal dial
chapter 13 the vertical true south/north dial
chapter 14 the general model for almost all hour angle dials
chapter 15 the vertical recliner, common on pyramid faces and roofs
chapter 16 the vertical decliner, common on walls, facing mostly the equator or pole
chapter 17 the vertical great decliner, facing mostly east or west
chapter 18 the inclined decliner part 1, introduction, and the steep inclined decliner
chapter 19 the inclined decliner part 2, the shallow inclined decliner
chapter 20 cube dials
chapter 21 altitude dials
chapter 22 azimuth dials
chapter 23 dial furniture ~ calendar or declination curve
chapter 24 dial furniture ~ Italian, Babylonian, and day of length dial furniture
chapter 25 dial furniture ~ the Analemma, and the use of “DL”
chapter 26 other interesting hour angle dials, ceiling, polarized, etc
chapter 27 night time dials
chapter 28 glass, brass, and paper dials
chapter 29 buying dials, and then making them work correctly
chapter 30 programming or use of ~ 3D-CAD, vrml, and spreadsheets
chapter 31 programming or use of ~ 2D-CAD, and other languages
chapter 32 older methods ~ DL, the Nomogram, Slide rule, and Dialing scales
chapter 33 extra thoughts and additional information
appendices the appendices for this book are printed separately, and are free on
www.illustratingshadows.com however, some key tables are in some
chapters, and an abbreviated appendix is also contained herein.
