Sundial 472
- Dial City: Amherst
- Dial State/Province: Nova Scotia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 45° 50.100' N
- Dial Nr: 472
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 64° 12.633' W
- Dial Owner: Town of Amherst
- Dial Designer: Gerald Gosbee
- Dial Maker: Gosbee Projects Ltd and Tingley Monuments
- Dial Date: Dec-89
- Location:
- Amherst Town Hall, corner of Acadia and Tatchford Streets, at sidewalk
- Description:
- A Centennial Dial for Amherst, this is a square horizontal dial with clean design about 18 x 18 inches. The dial face and triangular gnomon are cast bronze sitting upon a granite pedestal. The dial has hour lines and Roman numerals from IIII (morning) to VIII (evening) and tick marks for the quarter hours. An accompanying display explains the function of the sundial and contains a table for the Equation of Time, including longitudinal correction.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed, "Town of Amherst, 45 deg 50' 06" N 64 deg 12' 38" W Gosbee Projects Ltd." and on the pedestal "Town of Amherst Centennial December 17 1989."
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