NASS

North American Sundial Society

If you recorded the sun's position in the sky at the same clock time each day and then looked at the result, you would see the analemma: a trace of the sun's apparent seasonal motion north and south and a small east-west motion due to the earth's tilt and orbit eccentricity.

	Jackson	Sundial 288
	State/Province: Mississippi	Country: USA
	Dial Type: Armillary	Condition:
	Latitude:	Longitude:
Location:
Mississippi Museum of Art, 201 E. Pascagoula St.

Description:
A 30 inch gilded bronze armillary sphere, titled "Cycle of Life". The armillary sphere is composed of rings representing the great circles of the heavens. Figures of a man, woman and child represent the Cycle of Life.

General Information:
Owner: Mississippi Museum of Art
Designer: Paul Manship
Builder:
Construction Date: 1918

References:
IAPS Listing, May 95

NASS Sundial Registry