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 150
als, given in the Encyclopedia Britannica^ willat once seem clear and applicable. The Construction of Sun-dials 95 Rules for making a Horizontal Dial To lay out the lines for a Horizontal Sun-dial in itssimplest form, we will first make the Stile or Gnomon. Figure I. Lay off thehorizontal base… … Figure 1. the perpendicular line JC at right angles to the base JB.This gives you the triangular Gnomon in its simplest form;they are generally cut away at the back in a fanciful out-line, as indicated by the dotted lines, always leaving theline BC untouched, for its line is the shadow line. Then…
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