Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems (1902)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York; London : Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 140
-ment, portable or fixed, whichdetermines the divisions of theday by the motion of a shadowof some object on which thesuns rays fall. A short definition of differ-ent mechanical forms of sun-dials, and of a fewof the terms used in dialling, will be necessaryfor the full understanding of this… … 88 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday The dial may be horizontal or vertical, or inclining,which latter means fixed in any sloping position,fixed on any place that is not horizontal or verti-cal. A declining dial is one which does notface exactly either north, south, east, or west. Aproclining dial…
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