Sundial Calculations
The precise construction of the Woodland Polar Dial is made possible by comprehension of…
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How to Read the Dial
Like a clock that strikes only on the hour, the dial is designed to…
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Time-lapse Videos of the Sundial Winter Solstice, December 21, 2023, by Mark Jones, Jones…
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As described in The Ancients post, we left our Babylonian looking out at the…
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The Sumerians and Babylonians were keen observers, and many features of the dial would…
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Analemma
Most sundials mark solar time. The Woodland Polar Sundial shows standard time, on the…
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Polar sundials are seldom made. Of the 6,996 dials in the British Sundial Society…
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On the Equinoxes, the sun rises (almost) directly in the East and sets (almost)…
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Declination Lines
This picture was taken October 23, 2023. The Zodiac sign Scorpio begins this year…
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Woodland Polar Sundial 