Make a Simple Sundial: Measure the Earth, Discover the Cosmos by Kiko Denzer

A sundial tells time, but it also tells a story about your relationship to the sun — and the rest of the cosmos. As you, the sun, and the earth all move in your related orbits, a sundial tracks your relationships.

Anyone can apply basic geometry to make an accurate sundial, as illustrated here, but this little pamphlet also explores how the geometry of the sundial models cosmic relationships. In fact, the first time I did it, I suddenly felt myself standing on a spinning earth enlivened by a nearby star in an unending but very tangible cosmos. It was if I'd woken from a dream of life on dry land to find myself on a sailboat hurtling along in a steady breeze.... Growing up, I'd been taught that time was a quantity, to be spent, used, or wasted according to my will. The sundial taught me that really? ...time is an eternal relationship with no visible beginning, and no visible end...

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hand Print Press
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2004
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0967984645
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0967984643
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.52 ounces
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 +
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.08 x 9 inches