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Analemmatic Sundials http://plus.maths.org/issue11/features/sundials/ Descriptions of these vertical post sundials, why they work, detailed account of the maths necessary to plot the hour lines. Cadrans Solaire http://web.fc-net.fr/frb/sundials/defautgb.htm Describes different types of sundials, has other technical and general information. Offers free Shadows software to compute sundials of a number of different types for anywhere in the world. Frans Maes' Sundial Site http://www.biol.rug.nl/maes/zonnewijzers/welcome-e.htm A picture gallery of sundials collected by the author, with annotations and information on each. The majority are in Holland and Belgium. Also includes other information and links. Phil's Sundial Photo Gallery http://www.sundial.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Includes British and international sundials with description and exact location; sun compasses. SUNDI - Sundial Design Software http://members.kabsi.at/i.krastev/astro/sundi.html Shareware / freeware software for design and planning of the most popular dials. Sundial Design Program http://www.sunshadow.co.uk Software to design a vertical (wall mounting) sundial for walls that face up to 60 degrees away from due-south. Sundial Information http://home.netcom.com/~abraxas2/sun.htm Describes sundial parts and names, the basic types, and has make your own pages for three simple types of dial. Sundials http://cpcug.org/user/jaubert/jsundial.html A page from Jack Aubert, with technical information on construction and placing. Sundials http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/starry/sundials.html Describes the history of sundials, and their development in Europe from the time of the Greeks. Includes literary and poetic references. Sundials in the Czech Republic and Slovakia http://au23.troja.mff.cuni.cz/~mira/sh/sh.php?lang=1 On-line catalogue, with facilities for search, adding records, map, statistics, articles and references. Sundials on the Internet http://www.sundials.co.uk/ A major information source, with projects, detailed technical information, links to related sites, listings of societies. The Analemmatic Sundial http://www.steveirvine.com/sundial.html Describes design and construction of a six meter wide analemmatic sundial in Canada. The British Sundial Society http://www.sundialsoc.org.uk/ Information on the society, links, beginner's pages, including simple sundial patterns and templates, online facilities to calculate hour lines for different sundial types. The Dutch Sundial Society http://home.iae.nl/users/ferdv/ Information is mostly in Dutch, but with some English language pages, including how to calculate several types of sundial. The North American Sundial Society http://sundials.org/ Includes general information, links, a register of dials in North America, and a message board.

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