Railway Station, Carbonear, Newfoundland
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elyob
N 47° 44.257 W 053° 13.785
22T E 332833 N 5289545
The sundial was donated to the Town of Carbonear in July 2012.
Waymark Code: WMRRKM
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 07/29/2016
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The Armillary Sphere dates back more than twenty centuries and serves as a model of the celestial sphere. It was used to map the heavens, based on a framework of rings centered on the earth.
When used as a sundial, the axis (or gnomon) throws a shadow on the equatorial ring, marked to show the time. The gnomon is parallel to the earth's axis.
The middle of the shadow indicates Local Apparent Time (LAT). Add or subtract the correction in minutes...to convert LAT to Newfoundland Standard Time. Add one hour in summer for Daylight Savings Time.
Nae man can tether time or tide.
The sundial was designed by Andrew Wells, constructed by Memorial University and M & M Offshore.
The text below is taken from the North American Sundial Society web site.
A four foot diameter armillary dial built of 1.5 x 0.5 inch flat steel bar and 3/4 inch steel rod. A 1/2 inch steel rod gnomon casts the shadow on an aluminum equatorial ring, which includes hour and 5 minute marks. Dial includes horizon, equator, ecliptic, tropic, Arctic and Antarctic Circle rings.
A nearby granite boulder holds a plaque for EOT correction, location and inscription. The dial is a gift to the town from Dr. L. A. Wells and was installed on his 87th birthday.