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Jersey City
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Sundial: 1091
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| State/Province: New Jersey |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Equatorial Dial |
Condition: Excellent |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
40° 43.013' N 74° 01.812' W |
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- Behind Hyatt Regency Jersey City On the Hudson,2 Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Follow the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway to the east end.
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| Description: |
- The equatorial sundial is a classic "bow string" sundial using a thin rod with a nodus to tell both time and date. The nodus is a small disk with a hole in the center to let a beam of sunlight fall near the noon hour line on the equatorial ring. The equatorial ring (a semi-circle) as the rest of the dial is stainless steel, The dial is 12 feet (4m) at the base and 12 feet (4m) in height, forming a 45 deg triangle in profile.
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General Information: | Inscription: | | - At the center of the equatorial ring is a noon analemma, showing the date, solar declination, and the time correction to determine standard
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- Builder: Atlantic Metal Works, Inc. Union City, NJ
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Last Revised: 2023-06-24 19:23
