TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction   Introduction and "A Quick Hands On Project"

Part One

Chapter 1 The vaguely approximate evolution of the dial
Chapter 2 How the earth does its thing
Chapter 3 How the sun does its thing, north/south hemisphere differences
Chapter 4  Determining true north since we need the polar axis
Chapter 5 The armillary dial, the equatorial dial, and an overview of the polar dial, how a sundial is constructed and some key points
Chapter 6 The polar dial in more detail, methods of building dials, empirical methods – the trigon using the equatorial dial as a    
               projection, geometrical methods based on the empirical concepts   trigonometric methods based on the geometrical
               concepts
Chapter 7 A vertical dial facing true east or west
Chapter 8 A horizontal dial
Chapter 9 A vertical dial facing south or north
Chapter 10 A general geometric model of the dials discussed so far
Chapter 11 A vertical dial tilted back or forward – the vertical recliner

Part Two

Chapter 12 A vertical decliner, predominantly south facing
Chapter 13 A vertical declining recliner
Chapter 14 The great decliner, predominantly east or west facing
Chapter 15 Other types of sundials,  Altitude, Azimuth, and other concepts
Chapter 16 Declination or Calendar lines revisited
Chapter 17 Extra things – Safety tips, Shadows, Errors in dialing, Universe and solar system figures, Solstice, equinox lines, day duration
                lines, Babylonian and Italian lines, Length of day lines, Dial mottoes, 3D pictures of dials, A paper cutout sundial, Reverse
                engineering, Important dates, A few sundials of interest
Chapter 18 Computer aided design, spreadsheet, vrml, and old methods
Chapter 19 The use of stained glass, paper, and pop-ups for a sun dial

Part  Three

Appendix 1 Trigonometric functions and geometrical rules
Appendix 2 Tables independent of location, e.g. equation of time, etc.
Appendix 3 Tables for horizontal and vertical dial hour line angles
Appendix 4 Tables for hourly altitude and azimuth
Appendix 5 Tables for the vertical decliners, east/west and south decliners
Appendix 6 Sunrise and set for some locations. Italian/Babylonian hour data.
Appendix 7 Miscellaneous proofs, and oddities
Appendix 8 Formulae, actual and apparent inconsistencies,  spreadsheets   Appendix 9 Templates for various dials, and paper cutout
                 dials for fun.
Appendix 10 Glossaries, books, software, and cross references to them
Index          Content index
Supplements Additional material of relevance


The general index of chapters and figures is here, and it
gives you a much better idea of the enormous range of
subject matter covered. Also, a highly detailed page index
is here for the 4th printing of the second edition.

Any typos or updates are on this web site, they are there
for all printings of the second edition. The current edition
is:  second edition fourth printing, there are no typos or
errors.
Table of contents - second edition
General contents and list of figures and sample pictures
Detailed table of contents for the 4th printing of the second edtion is here 12/26
         table of contents for the 3rd printing of the second edtion is here 12/26

and download Micro or Simple Shadows as a sample - see this page.
12/26/05