History of Sundials Guillaume Le Gentil If I begin to feel cheated by the clouds obscuring the sun during my trip…capelMarch 13, 2018
History of SundialsSundial FactsSundial of the month The Scaphe Sundial – Hever Castle, Kent Hever Castle in Kent dates back to 1270. It’s not known exactly when the four…capelDecember 1, 2017
History of SundialsSundial FactsSundial of the month The Sundial Stone – Boyne Valley, Ireland The Sundial Stone is one of the oldest sundials that we’ve featured on our website…capelSeptember 1, 2017
History of SundialsSundial of the month Ham Roman Sundial, Heraclium, Bay of Naples Although we can’t be sure, it seems that the Romans were the first to make…capelApril 1, 2017
History of SundialsSundial Facts What is the Equation of Time? The Equation of Time is the one part of sundial theory that people always ask…capelFebruary 8, 2017
History of SundialsJantar MantarSundial FactsSundials in architecture The Samrat Yantra This is the second in my critique of the Jantar Mantar Royal Observatory. The Samrat…capelJanuary 5, 2017
History of SundialsJantar MantarSundial Facts Capel’s visit to the Jantar Mantar Royal Observatory, Jaipur The Jantar Mantar Astronomical Garden of Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, built by…capelNovember 24, 2016
History of SundialsSundial FactsSundial of the month Oldest sundial found in Egypt For February’s sundial of the month we are going back in time to one of…capelFebruary 1, 2016
History of SundialsHorizontal Sundial Tompion Sundial on show at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace A circular coppered metal sundial signed by the famed London clockmaker Thomas Tompion (bap. 1639,…capelFebruary 25, 2015
History of SundialsSundial Facts The Sundial of Ahaz Did you know that Sundials are mentioned within the bible in reference to a miraculous…capelDecember 18, 2014