The Kirstenbosch Sundial - Cape Town, South Africa
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S 33° 59.316 E 018° 25.869
34H E 262710 N 6236133
The Kirstenbosch sundial is located on the grounds of the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town. It is reputed to be the most accurate sundial in the southern hemisphere.
Waymark Code: WMK0KC
Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Date Posted: 01/25/2014
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The Kirstenbosch sundial was constructed by J.R. Miller at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town and presented to Kirstenbosch in 1920 by Dr. J.K. Halm, a scientist at the Royal Observatory. Dr. Halm's daughter was employed as a plant recorder at Kirstenbosch.
The sundial bears the inscription HORAS SIGNO UMBRA MOVENTE FLORES GIGNO LUCE FOVENTE, 'I show the hours by moving shadow, I bring forth flowers by sunlight nurtured.'
It is orientated to the latitude of Kirstenbosch: 33° 59` south. Its limitation is that the sun disappears behind the mountain in the late afternoon.
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