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Lancaster
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Sundial: 875
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| State/Province: Pennsylvania |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Heliochronometer |
Condition: Excellent |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
40° 1.500' N 76° 19.300' W |
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Access: This is a private dial. See below for access details. |
- Private residence in Lancaster, PA. accessible for view in the front yard. To see, contact myheliochronometer@gmail.com
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| Description: |
- This 7.5 inch diameter heliochronometer was milled out of aluminum and set to the site latitude with a mounting plate. One heliochronometer arm has a sun illumination counter sunk hole 0.125 inch in diameter and on the other arm an engraved analemma for proper pointing offset to display civil time. Time marks are milled at 5 minute intervals, and a vernier is added (5 lines 4 minutes apart) so that time can be read to the nearest minute.
The dialist George Lips has been making sundials as a hobby for 20 years. After obtaining a small model heliochronometer from the Franklin Mint and was amazed at how accurate it was. He decided to make one. The dial was made using a Trak A.G.E.3 mill. Another of his horizontal dials is shown in the last two photos.
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- Construction Date: June 2017
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Last Revised: 2017-08-05 22:04
