Sundials from Toroid Surfaces
Stephen Luecking

Proceedings of Bridges 2011: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture
Pages 605–608
Short Papers

Abstract

The circadian and annual geometry of the sun's rays will simplify into what is termed the shadow planes model for sundial projection. The author employs this model within a 3-D modeling program to design a series of non-traditional sundials derived from toroidal surfaces. These include the standard torus, as well as one eccentric torus: the horn cyclide.

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