Sundials at Greenwich
A Catalogue of the Sundials, Nocturnals, and Horary Quadrants in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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Product details:
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication 17 October 2002
- ISBN 9780198508779
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages474 pages
- Size 315x240x40 mm
- Weight 2754 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous halftones and 16pp colour plates 0
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Short description:
This beautifully produced, large-format book is a catalogue of the sundials and other instruments which tell the time from the movement of the Sun, Moon, or stars through the sky. Accompanying essays illustrate the importance of sundials in different cultures and ages.
MoreLong description:
Sundials at Greenwich is the first full-scale catalogue of the collection of sundials, nocturnals, and horary quadrants of the National Maritime Museum. This collection composes one of the most important resources for the study of the history of sundials, particularly of portable sundials, and is world-renowned for its significance. Detailed entries are provided for all the instruments, and each object is illustrated, with the most significant dials photographed in colour.
The catalogue itself is divided into the various types of sundial, and each section is arranged chronologically for ease of reference. Sundials from the Far East and from the Islamic countries are treated separately from European instruments; nocturnals and horary quadrants are grouped in their own sections; and a final section is devoted to imitation instruments.
The catalogue is preceded by chapters by world experts in the field, setting the sundials within their cultural context and exploring their use, history, and significance. Detailed appendices at the end of the volume provide information on the makers of the instruments, full references to the Museum's various numbering systems, and a glossary of relevant terms. There is also a comprehensive index of names.
The catalogue is of great importance to historians of science interested in the development of scientific instruments, and supplies a comprehensive documentation of an important scientific collection. It will be of use to researchers in the history of science, astronomy, navigation, and scientific instruments, and is also recommended to all collectors of sundials.
It is not surprising to learn that a catalogue of this calibre took seven years to prepare. It was worth the time, for Hington and her co-authors have produced a work that will facilitate and encourage further interest in and study of the sundials, horary quadrants and nocturnals in the National Maritime Museum's collections.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Sundials of the Far East
Essential complementarity: the sundial and the clock
An obsession with dialling
Sundials and the arts
Part II: The Catalogue
Direction dials
Altitude dials
Multiple dials
Miscellaneous dials
Horary quadrants
Islamic dials and quadrants
Dials from the Far East
Nocturnals
Imitations
Bibliography
Appendices
General index
