Cadran solaire ,Longueuil,Québec
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N 45° 32.649 W 073° 28.291
18T E 619321 N 5044537
UN CADRAN SOLAIRE DANS LE PARC.
Waymark Code: WMCKXD
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/18/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Ce cadran solaire est situé dans la parc Michel Chartran à Longueuil.
Un cadran solaire équatorial comme celui de Longueuil joue avec l'ombre et la lumière. Le cadran possède un mécanisme simple de glissement qui lui permet d'indiquer aussi bien l'heure solaire locale que l'heure légale (heure de l'Est). Le cadran peut servir aussi de boussole car il est parfaitement orienté est-ouest. La table, du fait de sa largeur, fait de ce cadran solaire un instrument polyvalent, à la fois calendrier et horloge.

Le cadran solaire équatorial de Longueuil a été fabriqué de façon artisanale, en 1995, par J.-Serge Dion et J.-Louis Mailloux de Baie-Saint-Paul.

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This sundial is located in the park with Michael Chartran Longeuil.
An equatorial sundial like Longueuil plays with shadow and light. The dial has a simple sliding mechanism that allows it to indicate both the local solar time as the standard time (EST). The dial can also serve as a compass because it is perfectly east-west. The table, because of its width, this sundial is a versatile instrument, both calendar and clock.

The equatorial sundial Longueuil was manufactured in the traditional way in 1995 by Serge J. Dion and J. Louis-Mailloux Baie-Saint-Paul.
Sundial Type: Armillary Sphere - series of rings in plane of equator

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