SERBIAN

Analemmatic sundials – science and entertainment

By Milutin Tadic

Book information

Publisher
Akademska misao
Year
2021
ISBN
9788674668795
Language
serbian
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11304693 bytes)
Pages
\94
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Time added
2023-06-10 15:27:49
Gnomonics

Description

The first five chapters of the book (I. Gnomonics: key terms; II. Coordinate geometry on the Earth and the celestial sphere; III. The apparent motion of the sun; IV. System of hours; V. Analemma) represent a long introduction to Chapter VI (Calculation of the analemmatic sundial) in which a step-by-step explanation is provided on how to calculate elements of both hour and date dials of the analemmatic sundial for places in the northern hemisphere. Chapter VII is written based on the experience and contains a description of all phases of making a dial of an analemmatic sundial with specific examples. Chapter VIII discusses the use of analemmatic sundial as a teaching tool in classes outside school classroom at all levels of education. Blank Page

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