NASS

North American Sundial Society

Not all sundials tell the truth. Some dials such as this Italian dial may look beautiful, but cannot tell time. A true "pillar" dial would have the III and IX hours equidistant from noon to sunrise (the first hour) or sunset (the XII hour). Learn how to make sundials.

	Cocoa	Sundial 471
	State/Province: Florida	Country: USA
	Dial Type: Equatorial	Condition: Good
	Latitude: 28° 23' N	Longitude: 80° 44' W
Location:
Planetarium (Bldg. 19) of the Brevard Community College campus

Description:
This is a simple equatorial dial 58 inches wide and 49.5 inches high. Because of the low latitude, the 6 inch wide equatorial band has Roman hour markings only from 7am to 5 pm. The gnomon is a thin, unadorned rod. The dial base is a square box with canted top to the Florida latitude, supporting the equatorial cross members.

General Information:
Owner: Brevard Community College
Designer:
Builder:

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