A mean time polar sundial without curved hour lines is possible, if the user
is permitted to adjust it for the EoT. It can show Summer Time / Daylight
Saving Time, too.

The dial I propose is entirely fixed except for a circular dial plate that
rotates about its centre. This is much easier to make than a polar mount.
Like all polar dials, it is universal.

I have taken the liberty of attaching a small (13KB) GIF file that shows the
dial. It is a form of bifilar dial, though you would hardly guess that to
look at it.

Chris Lusby Taylor
Newbury, Berks., England
51.4N, 1.3W



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