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 225
in 1741, but neither he norothers who have since written aboutit could correctly describe its use orconstruction, owing to the absenceof part of the gnomon. Luckilyanother specimen, in almost perfect preservation, has recently comeinto my possession, and though the place in which it was found is… … GERMAN CHALICE DIAL (sCALE, i). PORTABLE SUN-DIALS 191 uncertain, it is undoubtedly of Roman origin, and was probably madeabout A.D. 300. The most noticeable points about this instrument are, first, that it isan universal dial, that is to say, it can be used anywhere (outside theArctic circles),…
Sundials
Internet Archive · Wellesley College Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
