Sundial
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0421.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.3 cm
- Width
- 19.3 cm
- Height
- 10.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Horology
- Category
- Sundials
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
KEEPS TIME BY THE ANGLE OF THE SUN AT AN APPROX. LATITUDE OF 45 DEGREES - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- (INDENTED) ROMAN NUMERALS, COMPASS POINTS 'Seize the present moment', 'The evening hour is nigh'
- Missing
- PEDESTAL BASE
- Finish
- ROUND, ANGLE OF ARM IS CONSTRUCTED FOR OTTAWA LATITUDE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Sundial, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1983.0421, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0421.001/
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