The North American Sundial Society Repository
The North American Sundial Society now makes available a treasure trove of
dialing material on a single CD !
Compendium Back Issues - All 27 issues to date of the NASS journal are
presented in PDF format, with known errors corrected, color added to the
photos, and hyperlinks both within and across the issues. (The free Acrobat
Reader version 4.0 is required - and included on the CD.)
Sundial Registry - A recent version of the ever-expanding registry of
sundials (over 325) in North America, including locations, brief
descriptions and many photos.
Aked/Severino Gnomonics Bibliography - This important listing of over
10,000 works on dialing is probably the largest such compilation ever
assembled. (copyright Charles Aked / Nicola Severino)
The BSS Sundial Glossary - This glossary of more than 500 terms relating to
sundials includes definitions, cross-links, equations and the beginnings of
a chronology. Over 50 of the main entries have been linked to more
detailed articles available elsewhere on the CD, thus providing the option
to choose between a brief definition and a detailed account. (copyright
BSS/John Davis)
Cyclopædic Diallist - The comprehensive treatise on dialing by Henry Meikle
which appeared in the Eighth Edition (1852-1860) of the Encyclopædia
Britannica. The work is augmented by excerpts from the work of Hugh
Godfray in the Ninth Edition (1875-1879), and further augmented by extracts
from a lecture (1770) by James Ferguson. This compilation is presented
here for the first time with annotation, modern mathematical formulation
and additional material by Fred Sawyer.
Sciatheric Notes - I - A collection of Fred Sawyer's articles that appeared
in the Bulletin of The British Sundial Society in the years 1991 to 1997.
The book contains a brief introduction and review of the articles by Fred
and a foreword by Charles K. Aked. Charles observes: "These articles are
of real importance in the published work on dialling and essential reading
for all who wish a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of dialling....
It is an honour to prepare a Foreword to this jewel of a collection of
articles."
Dialling Universal by George Serle - A NASS edition of this 1657 book - the
first to introduce a comprehensive set of dialing scales on a ruler. The
booklet was edited and annotated by Fred Sawyer, and it introduces what
James Ferguson called "the easiest of all mechanical methods, and by much
the best." The book itself serves both as an instruction manual and as a
discussion on the theory of dialing scales. (A 6" metal rule with dialing
scales is available for an additional $3.00)
Dialing Software - The digital bonuses that NASS has distributed with The
Compendium, as well as some new material. Some of the more significant
programs include Zonwvlak (with a manual, full discussion of equations, and
a beta copy of the new Windows Zonwvlak 2000), The Dialist's Companion,
Ferrari's Sund98p, Blateyron's freeware program Shadows, Sonderegger's
Sonne, and an interesting new program Helioscope by Tom Kreyche.
Selected Patents - The full text and images of over 60 sundial-related
patents issued in the U.S. since 1974.
Search Facility - There are several ways to navigate around the CD,
including hyperlinks, bookmarks, and a search facility that instantly finds
every occurrence of any word or phrase anywhere on the CD.
Upgrades - From time to time new material and new NASS publications will be
added to the master CD; such additions will of course be announced in The
Compendium. Each new issue of The Compendium will also be added to the
master immediately following publication, and will be incorporated into the
web of links.
Purchase - The current version of the Repository may be purchased for $30
($32 outside North America) on a CD-R or CD-RW disk. Once you have the
Repository, you can upgrade at any time to the latest version by returning
the original disk with a check for the upgrade fee ($13 for a CD-R, $10 for
a CD-RW; add $2 outside North America). To purchase the 6" metal rule with
dialing scales from Dialling Universal, add an additional $3.00
Make checks payable to NASS and send to Fred Sawyer, 8 Sachem Drive,
Glastonbury CT 06033, USA. All payments must be in US funds (checks drawn
on a US bank). Specify: CD-R ____ CD-RW ____
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