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Ann Arbor
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Sundial: 616
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| State/Province: Michigan |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Horizontal Dial |
Condition: Good |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
42° 18.100' N 83° 39.700' W |
| Location: |
- University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum
1610 Washington Hts, Ann Arbor MI
Located near the main entrance in the Gardens at Willow Pond
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| Description: |
- A 6 foot (1.8m) square weathering steel horizontal dial with a 3 foot (1m) high and 6 inch (15cm) wide steel gnomon in the shape of a simple triangle. Hour lines are welded steel strips, but without hour numerals. The dial is set on a steel wedge such that on sloping ground it brings the dial face horizontal. The noon gap is an artistically designed angular strip. The hour lines are offset from local, reflecting the 26 min advance from the central time zone meridian. Local mean noon (when the mean gnomon shadow falls in the noon gap) occurs at 12:26pm CST. A Plaque with the Equation of Time to convert shadow time into CST is being developed.
The sundial is titled ‘Sun Sculpture’, made between 1984 and 1986 by sculptor Jon Rush. It was commissioned by director Erich E. Steiner, who served as botanical garden director between 1971-1977 and between 1989-1991. The dial plaque at the dial base honors Jane LaRue. Full information is being researched through the University of Michigan Library Archives.
The sundial was first installed in the display gardens, but was moved to its location along the Willow Pond when the display gardens were redone.
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General Information: | Inscription: | - Owner: University of Michigan
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Jane LaRue Memorial Sundial
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- Designer: Commissioned by director Erich E. Steiner
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- Builder: Jon Rush, sculptor
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- Construction Date: 1984-1986
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Last Revised: 2024-10-22 12:04
