Ebook: Analemmatic sundials – science and entertainment

The first five chapters of the book (I. Gnomonics: key terms; II. Coordinate geometry on the
Earth and the celestial sphere; III. The apparent motion of the sun; IV. System of hours; V. Analemma)
represent a long introduction to Chapter VI (Calculation of the analemmatic sundial) in
which a step-by-step explanation is provided on how to calculate elements of both hour and date
dials of the analemmatic sundial for places in the northern hemisphere. Chapter VII is written
based on the experience and contains a description of all phases of making a dial of an
analemmatic sundial with specific examples. Chapter VIII discusses the use of analemmatic sundial
as a teaching tool in classes outside school classroom at all levels of education.