...eated online tools to help calculate the '''Hour Lines''' for different '''Sundial''' types. They are:
...eets/d/1KqtSFP4Xxz4WlwKROGcv7w-YDGwW_7bGwek0IqSSgTk/edit#gid=2035122671 '''Sundial Calculator'''] - a Google Sheet ''(Google account needed for editing)''
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...ngle '''''to the horizontal''''' equal to the '''[[Latitude]]''' of the '''Sundial''' location. The '''[[Sundials and Gnomons|Gnomon]]''' therefore must be se
Ideally, the 'dial' of a '''Vertical Sundial''' should be fixed to a South-facing wall or surface. In this situation the
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'''Horizontal Sundials''' are positioned on a flat level surface.
...n parallel to the Earth's vertical axis, it must be set at an angle to the horizontal '''Dial''' which is equal to the '''[[Latitude]]''' of its location.
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...able Horizontal Sundial.jpg|right|300px|Horus Sundials Portable Horizontal Sundial|link=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horus_Sundials_Portable_Horizon
...ithic'''] times to mark changing seasons and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundials'''] of a type may have been invented in [https://en.wikipedia.o
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A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundial'''] of sorts can quite easily be made by pushing a pencil through the centr
[[File:EquatorialDial.png|300px|right|Equatorial Sundial]]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundials'''] ''(or '''Shadow Clocks''')'' are perhaps the oldest scienti
...f the most common types of sundial is a '''[[Exploring Sundials|Horizontal Sundial]]''' and a fully working model can be constructed using '''[[:Category:Stri
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...lso have been used as '''Shadow Clocks''' or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundials'''].
...'''[[Ancient Egyptian Survey Tools|Merkhet]]''' would also have to be held horizontal. To achieve this, each '''[[Ancient Egyptian Survey Tools|Merkhet]]''' disc
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...'''Gnomon'''] and '''Dial Plate''' assembly must be set at an angle to the horizontal which is equal to the '''[[Latitude]]''' of its location.
...l the GnomonHeight, the semi-circular and equi-spaced dial of an Armillary Sundial results!)''.</span>
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...mark in the centre of the cross piece when the two legs were stood on the horizontal surface of a building stone for example.
...house. What are the dimensions in '''Cubits'''? Is everything vertical or horizontal? What is the area of your garden in '''Setats'''?
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