Hi Rui, Welcome to the Sundial Mailing List, and the fascinating world of sundials.
Here are some places to start. The North American Sundial Society: http://sundials.org See the FAQ page for some suggestions on books and answers to the other questions you asked. Also browse the Links page Sundials on the Internet: http://www.sundials.co.uk/index.htm Daniel Roth's Sundial Links: http://www.infraroth.de/slinks.html Best regards, Bob Terwilliger Rui Farinha wrote: > > Hi! > > First of all: Sorry my awful english! > > I found yesterday this mailing list and i've just subscribe it. > > My name is Rui Farinha. > I'm 28 years old, i'm a Portuguese Biologist (teaching sciences in > school - pupils/students from 12-13 to 17-18). I live near Lisbon > (latitude about 39ยบ N - i don't have a GPS)... > > I love Astronomy and, in the present year i'm working at the Science > Museum of Lisbon University, making workshops about Astronomy and > Planetarium Sessions. > > Well, one of the matters i love the most concerns to sundials. > But i'm just a beginner and i'm "kinda" lost guy. > > I would love to know more about sundials: > > * It's history > * Types / models > * Pictures and examples (and original ideas) > * The Math behind them > * The Astronomy behind them (sun path, equation of time, understand > the different kinds of time...) > * The best sites in the internet; (including courses, on-line > resources, > * Bibliography (the good and simple ones) - in Portugal foreign > books are very expensive. The mail fares are very high! > * Considerations about the areas that a sundial can occupy, gnomon > height, > * And, last but not least, very, very important: How to build > accurate sundials to a given place at earth's surface?! > * All the rest and clues you can give and share with me - including > free and shareware programs that i can download from some URL's. > > I have subscribed this mailing list hoping that someone can help me. > (And, in the future, i could share what and where i achieved). > I'm just starting. There is nothing like talk with people who have > experience! We can only make them by trying, trying.... If we commit a > mistake, we must think what happened... And someone with experience > can give precious advice... > > Hope someone can help me getting start... > > Best regards > > Rui Farinha > >
