Sundials resources
For those who would like to learn more about sundials, we include a selection of sundial links on this site and the web. There are also links to garden and design sites.
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- John Blagrave - David Harber's ancestor and Tudor sundial designer
- Encyclopedia Britannica - timekeeping from sundials to atomic clocks. Requires Shockwave.
- University of Cambridge sundials pages - history, poetry, Ptolemy, bibliography etc. Also armillary spheres.
- British Sundial Society
- How do sundials work - covers a lot of ground quite simply and with lots of illustrative graphics
- How to build an analemmatic sundial - mathematical paper
- Sundial pages at the National Maritime Museum - sundials and other interesting pages about timekeeping
- Sundials in Derbyshire - a labour of love. Photos and details of beautiful historical sundials in Derbyshire.
- Pinawa Heritage Sundial - Another labour of love. One Canadian sundial and much general sundial information.
- Make a Sundial - BBC webpage for children
- Wikipedia overview of sundials
- More David Harber photos at www.flickr.com/photos/armillary
