The book of sun-dials; originally compiled by the late Mrs. Alfred Gatty; now enl. and re-edited by H. K. F. Eden and Eleanor Lloyd (1900)
Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873, Eden, Horatia K. F. Gatty, Lloyd, Eleanor, Evans, Lewis · London, G. Bell · leaf 66
IALS 39 of old, and need no careful description of their appearance or theirmethod. It is only natural that the later products of civilization shouldbe more familiar to us than the earlier. These plane dials seem atfirst sight to be the simplest, but in reality are not so ; for, just as theconical… … HS!^ TOWER OF THE WINl.iS. ATHENS. scientific instruments, and their sphere of usefulness was proportionallygreater. The spherical and conical dials could only be observed nearat hand, but a vertical dial, like a clock, could be seen at a distance. JFn/e the vision and make it plain, that he may…
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