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much time for sundials <br /> <br />Ian, good one. If it's a minute slow going backwards would it be a minute fast going the right way? This is a strange one Ian, the whole planet, obviously, rotates to the east and there we find dawn and the first rays of the sun will hit a vertical post on a sundial the same way, irrespective of the hemisphere. Because one is in winter and the other in summer I would think that sun dials would have to be set for 'local time' at noon. I have just edited this bit because I forgot the northern hemisphere sun swings south & the southern hemisphere sun swings north, which will make it appear to be going backwards. Have you also considered that using that sundial would mean you left before you arrived!! <br />Cheers, <br />Kim <br />[tup][#offtopic] I think this should say 'OFF TROPIC' <br />
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