Horizontal pedestal dial

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Horizontal pedestal dial for latitude 53° North. The base of the sundial is circular and made of wood with printed paper. The hour and minute circles are drawn with scrolled leaf ends. Within the hour circle is a circular table giving the equation of time. The centre of the dial is occupied by a windrose with a 16 point compass rose. The centre of the windrose is filled with a hemisphere, within which a shaped wooden gnomon is held. This dial is signed 'COLEBY 1829 Wm. MORRIS'. It was made by Morris for the Coleby Parish Church.

For more information regarding this dial please refer to the OUP & NMM catalogue, 'Sundials at Greenwich'.

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Object Details

ID:	AST0430
Collection:	Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type:	Horizontal pedestal dial
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Morris, William
Date made:	1829
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 225 x 405 mm