Making a horizontal sundial

To make a horizontal sundial you need a gnomon (a pointer with an angle equal to your
latitude) and a horizontal scale. You will also need a compass to set your gnomon and scale
so that it lines up with the north-south line where you are.
The horizontal, scale should look like the one drawn below. The lines show the hours. This
one is correct or a person at !"
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you li$e at another latitude.
The table below shows the angle or dierent hours at $arious latitudes
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12
3
2 1 11
9
8
10
6
5
4
6
7
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The gnomon
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The gnomon goes along the centre line o
your dial ace and the thickness o this line
should be the same as the width o the
gnomon.
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each hour the hour angle is "! * the number o hours rom noon.
You can calculate the angle () rom the noon line or $arious hours using your latitude (+).
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