New: booklet about the sundials of Bremen
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In the old Hanse town Bremen (Germany) there are at least 70
fixed sundials. Dieter Vornholz, head of the local planetarium,
has compiled a 30 pages article about the most interesting ones
including a register with all known fixed sundials. Among them
there are many old pieces in stone and some of them date in
the 17th century. But also some new works are presented
including a sundial which during the night can be used to
estimate the time by means of the position of Polaris. The
booklet closes with some general instructions how to read
the time from sundials and how to construct them.

The booklet is priced DEM 9.80 (eq. to about 7 US$).

Bremer Sonnenuhren
by Dieter Vornholz
Bremen, 1995
published by H. M. Hauschild GmbH, Bremen
ISBN 3-929902-89-3



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