Horizontal Pedestal Sundial Signed G.V.
Horizontal Pedestal Sundial Signed G.V.
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- Description
- This metal horizontal dial has a square base & fixed gnomon extending at an angle of about 51 degrees. The circular hour scale runs clockwise from III to XII to I to VIII and is subdivided into half-hours. There is a hole in each corner of the base, but no pedestal. A mark on the outer circle of the base reads: An.Do. 1652. A mark below this reads: *G*V*.
- The identity of G.V. is unknown. London is at a latitude of 51 degrees.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sundial
- date made
- 1652
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4.5 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm; 1 25/32 in x 3 15/16 in x 3 15/16 in
- ID Number
- MA.319740
- accession number
- 239019
- catalog number
- 319740
- subject
- Mathematics
- Timekeeping
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- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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