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The New 'How Sundials Work' page is here thanks to Tony Moss. Please note that this, and all other pages on this website, are the intellectual property of the BSS and its contributors, and may not be reproduced in any form without permission.
In addition to publishing the Bulletin and other books, we organise meetings and a major conference every year. The 2010 conference - it was our twenty first! - was held at the University of Exeter in the period 9th to 11th April. See our conference page for details of this meeting and for any advance information about 2011's meeting as it becomes available.
Anyone interested to know more about how the 2010
conference went can find some photos and additional information on
our special conference page at
http://www.ppowers.com/exeter.htm The Society has members from many different backgrounds, including professional scientists, artists in stone and metal, historians and designers, computer programmers, and many others who are simply interested in sundials and how they work. |
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The Dial of the Month now has entries up to March 2010 April May June July August September October November December January February March Please send your own submissions of your favourite sundials to the webmaster. This is your chance to show your favourite (public) dial (perhaps one near where you live, or one you have found on your travels) to other dialling enthusiasts around the world. Latest News Newsflash: Three important dials have recently been reported stolen. Please see the link under 'Stolen Sundials' below and look for makers Charles Voysey and Richard Whitehead, on pages 8 and 9 of the pdf listing, and the dial at the top of page 13 ('circular bronze dial on a short mushroom pedestal') International Sundial Trail Competition Why not put together a sundial trail in an area of interest known to you? In order to increase interest in sundials generally, The "British Sundial Society" and "Sundials on the Internet" have come together jointly to promote a prize for the best sundial trail to be developed in 2009. This competition is open to all but the closing date is 31st January 2010, and two prizes, of £250 and £100 are offered for the best entries submitted. Full details of the rules and regulations etc are to be found at http://www.sundials.co.uk/competition2009.htm and these will shortly also be placed on the BSS website. Have your camera with you this summer and let us have details of your trails... Patrick Powers & Piers Nicholson For and on behalf of BSS & Internetworks Ltd, who are the webmasters of www.sundials.co.uk The BSS Sundial Design Competition 2010 The aims of the British Sundial Society include that of 'Promoting the Science and Art of Gnomonics'. To that aim the Society started what was then called the Open Awards Scheme (now the Sundial Design Competition) in 1995. In 2009 the Society announced the fourth such competition to judge dial designs made and erected in the five years since the end of 2005. Dials in the following categories Professional, Amateur, Restoration and Junior were eligible. The closing date was 28th. February 2010. Judging will take place during 2010, and the results will be announced at the BSS Conference in 2011. One major award of £500 and up to six further awards of £150 each may be made in the first three categories according to the judges decisions. Of course, the judges reserve the right to make fewer or even no awards in any class if the standard is judged to be insufficient. The Society looks forward to an interesting competition. Stolen Sundials Click here to see a list of dials which have been reported as stolen (PDF 417KB). If you spot a dial in an auction catalogue, on eBay, or in an antique shop or salvage yard, that looks at all suspicious, just check out if it is on our list, and let John Foad know if something looks worth following up. Publications The Society's main publication, the Bulletin, is published four times a year and sent to all members. The contents of all issues up to September 2009 are listed here. (MS Word .doc file)With The Bulletin we send out an informal Newsletter. All past issues are available on-line here. The June 2008 issue is available on-line here 
Some of our own members design and/or make sundials and have Web sites. They are listed here We're grateful to our member Piers Nicholson for setting up this Web site. His own site, 'Sundials on the Internet' contains much information including projects you can do, books and sundial trails all over the world. |
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How can we help you?
The
links on the left of this page will take you to some of the most
important parts of the site. The FAQs to the right should answer
your questions.
The
Dials
of Distinction pages
give useful information and photographs of interesting sundials in
the UK and around the world. Our Links page tells you where to
find many more.
The Sundial
Glossary is
a very comprehensive on-line reference encyclopedia, including
formulae for designing many different types of dial, pictures of
dial types and parts and historical information on sundials and
their makers. If you are carrying out research for a project it
will prove to be an invaluable source of information.
The
books and publications section of this site lists all of the
important books on sundialling, many of which you can order from
us.
If you find yourself coming back to this site regularly
then you've probably become 'hooked' on sundials like the rest of
us, and you should join our society. Members receive the quarterly
Bulletin and many other benefits.
Why don't you join
us? Our
membership
page explains
how you can sign up.
The Society has a pool of experienced lecturers who are prepared to give short talks of an informal nature, ranging from lectures on the history of dialling to technical details. Needless to say the lectures are always well illustrated! For more information contact the secretary.
Frequently Asked Questions
