My book, Illustrating Time's Shadow, is now free on..

www.illustratingshadows.com

And covers hDial declination lines, and several ways of drawing them.

Simon


On Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 07:49 Michael Ossipoff <[email protected] wrote:

>
> Is there an easy explanation/derivation for the solar-declination lines on
> a Horizontal-Dial?  I mean, easiness comparable to that of the
> declination-lines for a Polar-Dial or a Tube-Dial (Circumference-Aperature
> Cylindrical-Equatorial Dial)?
> .
> The explanation for the Horizontal-Dial's hour-lines is brief enough, but
> its declination-lines seem to need a considerably longer explanation.
> .
> I ask that because, to offer or suggest a sundial or map-projection, or to
> set up a sundial for others,  I prefer one that's easy to explain. It seems
> to me that people would like something better if it can be explained to
> them, preferably without their having to listen to an long explanation.
> .
> Week 47, Friday
> November 15th
> 1450 UTC
> .
> Michael Ossipoff
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