Ursulines Sundial
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arby101ca
N 46° 20.639 W 072° 32.195
18T E 689560 N 5135216
Quick Description: A large vertical declinibg sundial on the south west wall of the Ursulines Convent in Trois Rivieres
Location: Quebec, Canada
Date Posted: 12/18/2008 2:14:45 PM
Waymark Code: WM5CM0
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Long Description:The Usulines sundial on the "Couvent des Ursulines" 734 rue des
Ursulines, Trois Rivieres Quebec,declines about 58º west of south
so it shows afternoon hours best. The dial about 8 ft in height and
6 ft wide was painted on wood by Msgr Charles-Oliver Caron in 1860.
An analemmatic noon mark corrects for the Equation of Time. It has
been restored in 1934 and repainted in 1980.
This sundial shows the French tradition and is similar in style
to the dail at the Soubonne in Paris and many of the dials by G.F.
Zarbula near Briançon.