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Easy-to-Make Wooden Sundials
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Easy-to-Make Wooden Sundials
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Lee Valley
Easy-to-Make Wooden Sundials
From Lee Valley
Current price: $10.50
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The sundial, the oldest mechanical clock, is also the truest – when properly set and corrected, it is more accurate at its longitude than modern clocks. Beneath and behind the shadows on the dial operate principles of celestial mechanics, geography, trigonometry and magnetism. With proper guidance, a good deal of sundial science can be learned in the making. Here is the guide.
The sundial, the oldest mechanical clock, is also the truest – when properly set and corrected, it is more accurate at its longitude than modern clocks. Beneath and behind the shadows on the dial operate principles of celestial mechanics, geography, trigonometry and magnetism. With proper guidance, a good deal of sundial science can be learned in the making. Here is the guide.