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| |  | Geography/Culture | Home » » » BRASS SUNDIAL | | | | | | | Description: | | A Working Wonder If we had a category just for customers who lust after Jules Verne inventions and elegant gadgetry, this would be in it. The wonderful brass sundial, a reproduction of an antique, is approx 3" dia x 11/16" thick overall, and actually works! A latitudinal gauge lets you tilt the engraved dial to the correct angle for your location, and a bubble and three leveling feet allow the 1-1/2" dia lock-down compass to point in the precise direction. And if you never took it out into the sunshine, you'd still love it for the look and logic of it. | | | Features: | |
• A Working Wonder If we had a category just for customers who lust after Jules Verne inventions and elegant gadgetry, this would be in it.
• The wonderful brass sundial, a reproduction of an antique, is approx 3" dia x 11/16" thick overall, and actually works! A latitudinal gauge lets you tilt the engraved dial to the correct angle for your location, and a bubble and three leveling feet allow the 1-1/2" dia lock-down compass to point in the precise direction.
• And if you never took it out into the sunshine, you'd still love it for the look and logic of it.
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21 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 Great product, great price.Apr 06, 2007
By A. Roberts
Photos can be deceiving, and so I was prepared for a 'reality check' when I finally had this sundial in my hands. But, unlike many disappointments in the past, this is a wonderfully made unit.
If you have a male friend who has everything and want to get him a special gift, this could be it. Attractive, mechanical ajustments, professional features.
That being said, it doesn't come with instructions. So once you unfold it, you use the compass (there's a compass needle lock on the side) to align Noon with North. Then you use the elevating table to adjust it's angle to your latitude.
Now you can read the correct Solar time. It won't be the correct local time, because we've imposed time zones on different areas of the globe. (There are compensations for this, but they're not applicable to this sundial.)
But then sundials were never intended as chronometers.
Tell time like the ancient Egyptians when they were building their magnificent pyramids, get one of these sundials.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
No sundial paperworkSep 06, 2008
By Bruce A. Thompson
The sundial was well crafted and works just fine, operation was near intuitive. I would have appreciated more of a writeup explaining how (time) accurate the design was and a scientific explanation of why it has time inaccuracies. A little history of sundials would have been nice too.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
It works quite wellMar 15, 2007
By Nick
I have this sundial. It is one of many different types in my collection of sundials. It is well made and teaches one about leveling, latitude and solar versus mean solar (watch) time. With a few helpful articles from the 'Net one can learn much from using a sundial. I'm not sure it will replace my cell phone in daily use as a timepiece, but it is fun to learn, by using reproductions of historical items.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Some Brass with ClassJan 29, 2007
By Rich A. Kretzschmar
"The Find Finder"
I'm delighted with the Sundial I recieved from Amazon.com. It's everything the picture shows and more. Judging from the shadow on the dial; it's time for you to get one as well. You wont be disappointed. Nice Price for the quality, craftsmanship and function. A great gift for a Boyscout.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 bare bones?Dec 18, 2009
By Kathryn
"Kathryn"
I ordered this for a Christmas gift for my father and was disapponted when I saw what I paid for. It is quite small (3"diameter) and it came in a flimsy gold box that fell apart when I lifted it out of the shipping box. The piece was wrapped in what looked like a yellow "Scott" napkin, and a small screw fell out of somewhere when I opened the napkin. I did find where the screw went, but it was very difficult to put it back and I actually had to get a watch screwdriver to accomplish. It also has no instructions, or any information on the piece what-so-ever. It's too late for me to find another gift. In my opinion it is extremely overpriced for the lack of presentation and for the quality of the item.
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