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Sundial 81

Dial City: Aurora
Dial State/Province: Colorado
Dial Country: USA
Lat: 39° 42.733' N

Dial Nr: 81
Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
Dial Access: Public
Lon: 104° 49.833' W

Dial Owner: City of Aurora
Dial Designer: Stephen A. Ionides
Dial Maker: Erickson Monument
Dial Date: July, 1976

Location:
Bicentennial Park

Description:
A large Erickson Monument equatorial polar dial 6 feet in diameter made of light granite with a 3 inch steel rod as gnomon. The dial was dedicated as part of the bicentennial celebrations in July 1976. Hour lines from 4am to 8pm. Time is graduated by half-hour, quarter hours and 5 minute marks. Designed to be read from the upper surface in Spring/Summer, from the under side in Fall/Winter. A plaque provides the Equation of Time to convert solar time to watch time. Dial has both the bicentennial emblem and the city seal of the city of Aurora.

Inscription:
Inscribed: "With sun and stone we people of Aurora reaffirm our respect for the ideals on which America was founded two centuries ago. Together with other Americans we have a past to honor and a future to mold."

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Other Erickson Polar Equatorial Dials:
24, 81, 172, 194, 224, 415, 446, 447, 495, 5140, 511

Last Update: 2013-06-29 11:36

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