Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems (1902)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York; London : Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 142
an observation ; to orient adial is to place it properly in regard to the points ofthe compass. A nocturnal dial shows the time by the moonsshadow, or by some mechanical device. A veryquaint nocturnal dial from Leybournes Dialling ishere reproduced. For the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia,… … Nocturnal Dial. From Leybournes Dialling. The Construction of Sun-dials 89 has been preserved through the thought and careof the late Commander Joseph Philip Mickley, whohad it placed upon the lawn of his home near Allen-town, Pennsylvania, and carefully adjusted and re-stored. Mrs. Mickley has…
Sundials · Roses · Rosicrucians
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