Hi all,
The following, which I came across when by accident following
while following another thread, may be of interest.
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/iomnhas/lm1p038.htm
Tony Moss
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Hello
David,
Thanks
for the good question. Although there are no hour lines possible for the
inverted polar dial of these dimensions at your latitude of 52 degrees, the
crack of sunrise and sunset may just show on the edge of the dial.
The
height of the gnomon (13) and width of the di
Hi David,
if I
have not made great mistakes in my calculations - done quickly :-)
- you cannot inscribe any hour lines on your polar sundial facing
north.
At Lat.
52N on summer solstice, the Sun rises at 3h 47m (civil time) or at 3h 45m apparent Solar t