Texas A&M Armillary Sphere - College Station, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 36.531 W 096° 20.235
14R E 755278 N 3389276
This sundial is 60 inches in diameter. Made of wrought iron, it has one large vertical ring representing the meridian at College Station.
Waymark Code: WMY5TR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Blue Man
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North American Sundial Society

Attached to the inside of this ring is a wide band representing the celestial equator. The outside of this band is decorated with gold signs of the zodiac. On the inside are gold roman numerals for each hour. A rod with gold tip and ornate fan is the gnomon. A metal plaque mounted nearby gives a description of the dial and EoT corrections. Dial donated by Searcy Bracewell, class of '38. Built by Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Wilton, CT. Dial sits atop a concrete cylinder, 2 foot high, 3 foot diameter.

Sundial Type: Armillary Sphere - series of rings in plane of equator

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