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New York : Hawthorn Books, c1978.
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This amazing book succeeds in combining astronomy, art, and paper modeling. Basic concepts of time and celestial mechanics needed for a basic understanding of sundials are clearly introduced, but the stars of the show, if the pun can be forgiven, are the sundial models. Each model includes
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instructions and templates to cut out and assemble to produce interesting and unique paper instruments that can be used to tell time or identify direction. The delight in assembling these models and then seeing them silently track celestial movements, and this the time, is hard to overstate. A fantastic book! Show Less
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104 p.; 30 cm
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0801531179 / 9780801531170