Dear Friends,
I have a vertical east declining sundial that I believe was once
fixed to a church building. Its gnomon is missing.
What I wish to calculate is the latitude of the dial, and its
declination. I am sure that it is a very easy problem to solve, but so
far I have failed.
When I have this information, I hope to be able to locate its
original site, (I already have a rough idea of the area of England), and
maybe find some evidence of where it was fixed to the building.
The only real clue to its location is given by the angles made
by its hour lines - assuming them to be accurate.
Thanks in advance to anyone who may be able to help.
Regards,
Mike Cowham.
Cambridge, England.
