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Attleboro
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Sundial: 917
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| State/Province: Massachusetts |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Vertical Dial |
Condition: Poor |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
41° 56.778' N 71° 17.484' W |
| Location: |
- Thomas Willett Elementary School
32 Watson Ave, Attleboro
Located on south side of the building above the bay window
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| Description: |
- A 45 x 45 inch slate sundial hangs over the bay window. The dial is a vertical decliner with hour lines from 4am to 1pm. The gnomon has been damaged, but if you look carefully, there is a nodus and on the dial face are faint declination lines showing summer & winter solstices and the equinox. The hours are delineated on the hour and marked in Arabic numbers.
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General Information: | Inscription: | - Owner: City of Attleboro School System
| - In the upper left corner the latitude and longitude are engraved. In the upper right corner the date is clearly visible.
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- Designer: R. Newton Mayall
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- Builder: R. Newton Mayall
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| References: |
- The Attleboro City Report of 1941 acknowledged Mayall's dial. A page of that report is included as a PDF file.
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Last Revised: 2018-09-10 20:35
