Bothwell War Memorial Sundial, Bothwell, Tasmania
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Andrex228
S 42° 23.034 E 147° 00.446
55G E 500611 N 5307598
This sundial has been described as "the most interesting sundial in Australia" and it is also one of the oldest, with sundials on all 4 of its faces.
Waymark Code: WM15MZ5
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Date Posted: 01/23/2022
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Each of the dials is of bronze, and is 2ft. in diameter. The graduations of the hours and their subdivisions are shown by raised lines, with numbering in conformity with them.
The north dial, theoretically, will be illuminated for 12 hours each day during the six months of the year that the sun is south of the Equator. The south dial will be usable only during the early afternoon and evening hours between 22 September and 22 March, when the sun is south of the true east point. The east dial will be under the sun's influence daily from sunrise until around 11.30am-noon. The west dial will be usable from around noon until sunset.
A table of corrections combining the effect of the equation of time and the difference between standard and mean time has been prepared, also in metal, and will be affixed in a convenient position. It is suitable for the whole set of dials.
(from "The Mercury" newspaper Thu 15 Feb 1923)
Sundial Type: Vertical - Wall mounted dial plate
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