The book of sun-dials; originally compiled by the late Mrs. Alfred Gatty; now enl. and re-edited by H. K. F. Eden and Eleanor Lloyd (1900)
Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873, Eden, Horatia K. F. Gatty, Lloyd, Eleanor, Evans, Lewis · London, G. Bell · leaf 121
ongedto a Duke of Northumberland, who drew an armillary sphere, whichstill remains, on the staircase wall. This would probably be SirRobert Dudley, son of the Earl of Leicester, on whom the title ofDuke of Northumberland was bestowed by the Emperor Ferdinand.He was an ingenious mathematician, and… … GREAT FOSTERS. RENAISSANCE DIALS, DETACHED of Studii Superiori at Florence and elsewhere. The house itselfclaims a Tudor origin, for Queen Elizabeths cipher is found there, andAnne Boleyns badge, but its history cannot be certainly traced beyondSir Robert Fosters time. The appearance of the dial…
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