1.0.4 / October 10, 2014
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Description

You may have been frustrated that when readinga sundial, it doesn't give the same time as your watch.

This is because sundials show the local solar time, whereasclocks show local mean time, aka 'clock time'. A correction isnecessary to convert from one to the other and this depends on yourlocation and the time of year.

Knowing this correction will let you show that a sundial doesreally work. Alternatively, you can use it to check if a sundial isset up correctly.

When sundials were in more common use, the necessary correctionwas originally applied to clock time to get the 'real' solar time,but nowadays the clock time is considered the 'real time', so theadjustment must be applied to the sundial's time instead. This appwill show you the correction to apply to the sundial's time.

App Information Sundial Correction Calculator

  • App Name
    Sundial Correction Calculator
  • Package Name
    appinventor.ai_tfevans99.Sundial
  • Updated
    October 10, 2014
  • File Size
    1.5M
  • Requires Android
    Android 1.5 and up
  • Version
    1.0.4
  • Developer
    Zamzara
  • Installs
    500 - 1,000
  • Price
    Free
  • Category
    Tools
  • Developer
  • Google Play Link

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