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Annapolis
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Sundial: 174
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| State/Province: Maryland |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Obelisk or Vertical Gnomon |
Condition: Good |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
38° 58.988' N 76° 29.083' W |
| Location: |
- US Naval Academy Campus, near Michelson & Chauvenet Halls
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| Description: |
- 4'x4' Bronze & Brass 4' Dial plate is elaborately engraved bronze with hour and date lines. Self-orienting dial. Locate line for the date; rotate dial until shadow tip touches that line. Read time from intersection of the shadow's tip and the time line radiating from dial center. Gnomon is a model of a naval missile, resting on an anchor. A ship's binnacle supports rotating sundial plate.
As of July, 2012 the missile gnomon is missing. In June 2021 the gnomon has been replaced but the orientation may be wrong.
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General Information: | Inscription: | | - Detailed user instructions.
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- Designer: Robert S. Owendoff
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- Construction Date: Jun-68
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| References: |
- Smithsonian Magazine, Aug 1994, p.13
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Last Revised: 2021-07-06 12:28
