APPENDIX
Figure
3. Position of the Sun at Cardiff

1 = 12:30hr (160°)
2 = 13:30hr (200°)
3 = 14:30hr (220°)
4 = 15:30hr (240°)
During readings 1, 2,
& 3, the thermometer was in sun. Before 11:30hr and by 15:30hr it was in shade. The
value in parentheses indicates the alignment of direct sun as measured in degrees with an
orienteering compass.
Figure 4. Position of
the Sun at Offwell

1
= 10:00hr
2
= 11:00hr
3
= 11:30hr
4
= 12:30hr
5
= 13:30hr
Figure
5. Painting the Thermometer Housing

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