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 207
are seen in ourhigher schools; equallydo I covet one of thesesun-dials patterned uponthe armillary sphere. Anequally delightful mathe-matical instrument, onewhich makes us knowthe beauty of numbers,of pure mathematics, isa Sunshine Recorder; asun-dial which records every second of sunshine.Their… … Globe Window-dial. F. Barker &Son, London. Portable Sun-dials 143 F. Barker & Son has just been set up in Washing-ton. It has been frequently asserted that GeorgeWashington was in the habit of carrying a pocket-dial instead of a watch, and 1 have seen a silverpocket-dial which was given him…
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