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Brunswick  
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Sundial: 830
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State/Province:  Maine |
Country:  USA |
Dial Type:  Horizontal Dial |
Condition:  Good |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
43° 54.567' N  69° 57.725' W |
Location: |
- Bowdoin College in the north east corner of the quadrangle.
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Description: |
- In the shade of many trees is a 12 inch circular horizontal sundial sitting on a square granite plinth. The dial plate shows solar time with Roman numerals V to VII (5am to 7pm). Half and quarter hours are shown with dots.
This is a standard commercial sundial using the hourglass with wings as the dial plate embellishment. NASS confirmed that the dial hours were drawn for a latitude of 45 degrees, not the latitude of Bowdoin College.
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Last Revised: 2016-07-31 22:50