NASS

North American Sundial Society

The armilary sphere is a representation of the celestial sphere with the earth in the center. The center gnomon rod points north. On the celestial equator are the hour lines of time, sometimes augmented with symbols of the zodiac

	Woods Hole	Sundial 176
	State/Province: Massachusetts	Country: USA
	Dial Type: Pillar	Condition: Good
	Latitude: 41° 30' N	Longitude: 70° W
Location:
Cape Cod, on main street, outside Marine Biological Laboratory

Description:
Stone pillar. Brass EOT graph Four-sided column. Dial on each face, with stone sphere containing a polar axis mounted on the top. Known as the Yalden dial. North gnomon has been placed incorrectly since at least the early 70's.

General Information:
Owner: Marine Biological Laboratory
Designer: J. Ernest G. Yalden
Builder:
Construction Date: 1937

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