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English: Dialing scales are used to construct sundials. They were first described by Samuel Foster in 1638. Drawn by Serle, Middleton 1913 and Anthony for NASS.
  • A right-angle is drawn on the dial-face and the latitude scale is laid against the x-axis. The target latitude point is marked across on to the dial face.
  • The hour scale is placed from this point to the noon line, conventionally the zero point is on the noonline.
  • Each of the hour points are copied over to the dial face, and this procedure is repeated giving the hours both sides of noon. A straight edge is used to connect these points to the origin thus drawing the hour lines for that location.
  • A vertical line from the target latitude point, and a horizontal line through the noon point will bissect at the three hour (9am - 3pm) marker.
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Author Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. (www.clemrutter.net).
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