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Overcoming the Limitations of the Equatorial Ring Dial
Specialized sub-types of the OERD While the equatorial ring dial sits at both the end and peak of portable sundial development, it has...
BC Gnomonics
Aug 18, 20244 min read
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Equinoctial Blockage
The effect of the equinox on the equatorial ring dial Typically, when a sundial does not display the time, the explanation is that there...

Evan Boxer-Cook
Sep 24, 20232 min read
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Macrocosm in the Microcosm
The celestial sphere in armillary dials Recently, I had the opportunity to visit one of the finest armillary sundials in the country,...

Evan Boxer-Cook
Sep 2, 20231 min read
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Sundials for the Era of Timezones
Do heliochronometers enhance or limit the intuitive understanding of the celestial sphere? Most extant sundials today were built for a...

Evan Boxer-Cook
Aug 30, 20234 min read
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