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Hendrik HollanderAstrolabe, the celestial stars in your hand. <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/sundial?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sundial</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/sundials?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sundials</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/zonnewijzer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zonnewijzer</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/zonnewijzers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zonnewijzers</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/zonnewijzeropmaat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zonnewijzeropmaat</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/astronomie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomie</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/astronomy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/astrolabe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astrolabe</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/astrolabium?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astrolabium</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/solartime?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solartime</a> <a href="https://photofed.world/discover/tags/ancient?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancient</a>
David ALBERTO<p><a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/astronomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomie</span></a> <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/cadranssolaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cadranssolaires</span></a> <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/cadransolaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cadransolaire</span></a> <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> </p><p>🇫🇷 <br>Le cadran solaire dit "de berger" est l'un des premiers que j'ai réalisés.<br>C'est un cadran de hauteur. On règle la date en plaçant la tige au-dessus du jour d'utilisation. En dirigeant la tige vers le Soleil, l'extrémité de l'ombre donne l'heure solaire.<br>Il indique aussi les heures de lever et de coucher du Soleil toute l'année.<br>Ici il suffit d'imprimer le tracé de lignes calculé pour la latitude du lieu, de l'imprimer et l'enrouler autour d'une canette de soda. Au bout du lien suivant, vous trouverez les documents pour les latitudes entières entre 40 et 55° nord.</p><p><a href="https://www.astrolabe-science.fr/cadran-solaire-de-berger-a-fabriquer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">astrolabe-science.fr/cadran-so</span><span class="invisible">laire-de-berger-a-fabriquer/</span></a></p><p>🇬🇧 <br>The "sheperd's dial" is the 1st I made. For this altitude <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a>, place the stick above the corresponding date. Then turn the sundial so the shadow is vertical. Read solar time at the end of the shadow.<br>Also read sunrise/sunset times.<br>On this version just print the lines for your latitude and wrap the sheet around a slim soda can. Follow link above to find the documents for latitudes 40 to 55°N.</p>
celtgreeklatinA <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sundial?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sundial</a> is a device that indicates time by using a light spot or shadow cast by the position of the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sun?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sun</a> on a reference scale.<br> The earliest household <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/clocks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clocks</a> known, from the archaeological finds, are the sundials (1500 BCE) in Ancient <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Egypt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Egypt</a> and ancient Babylonian astronomy.<br> The <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ancient?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ancient</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Greeks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greeks</a> developed many of the principles and forms of the sundial. Sundials are believed to have been introduced into <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Greece?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greece</a> by Anaximander of Miletus, c. 560 BCE.<br> The <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Romans?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Romans</a> adopted the Greek sundials, and the first record of a sundial in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Rome?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rome</a> is in 293 BCE according to <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pliny?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pliny</a>.<br> Source: Wikipedia<br> <br> 📷 A Roman period sundial of the Greek hemispherical type.<br> This file is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en</a><br> Author: Mark Cartwright
Szescstopni<p>The sundial in Włodawa was broken today. We'll need a meteorologist to fix it.</p><p><a href="https://circumstances.run/tags/W%C5%82odawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Włodawa</span></a> <a href="https://circumstances.run/tags/Polesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polesia</span></a> <a href="https://circumstances.run/tags/EasternPoland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EasternPoland</span></a> <a href="https://circumstances.run/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a></p>
David ALBERTO<p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p><p>The equinoxial ring, a hand-held universal <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <br>The equator ring is graduated in hours (evenly spaced 15° apart).</p><p>Set the suspension point to your latitude.<br>Set the position of the pinhole to the date.</p><p>While holding the sundial by the thread, slightly change the direction of the outer ring until the pinhole casts a bright spot on the equator, pointing at the solar time.</p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>The sundial in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens. Despite our prevailing climate, Scotland has a surprsingly long history of sundials going back to the 16th Century. This includes obelisk sundials, which are unique to Scotland.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/botanicgardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botanicgardens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scottishsundials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scottishsundials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowbotanicgardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowbotanicgardens</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Beautifully sculpted green men on the obelisk sundial in King's Park on the Southside of Glasgow. This is one of three Victorian replicas of the 1635 Mannerist sundial at Newbattle Abbey House in Midlothian.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kingspark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingspark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/statue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/greenman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a></p>
David ALBERTO<p>You won't find a <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> as easy to make as this one.<br>Print, cut along the red line, fold along the dashed lines. Place along the north-south local meridian. Et voilà!</p><p>Pick your own latitude (30-60) in the pdf here:</p><p><a href="https://www.astrolabe-science.fr/cadran-solaire-horizontal-a-replier/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">astrolabe-science.fr/cadran-so</span><span class="invisible">laire-horizontal-a-replier/</span></a><br><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/sundials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundials</span></a></p>
Global Museum<p>An Anglo-Saxon 10th century CE pocket-sized sundial found in 1938. The pin, known as a ‘gnomon’, was placed in the hole for the relevant month. When the sundial was suspended from the chain, it used the altitude of the sun to calculate 3 separate times of the day<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AngloSaxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AngloSaxon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Despite its reputation for being a bit rainy at times, Scotland has more historic sundials than anywhere else in the world, mostly dating from the 17th and 18th Centuries. There is even a type, known as an obelisk sundial, which is unique to Scotland. Many, like this one, have multiple dials and gnomons (the bit which casts the shadow used to tell the time), and were probably designed more to be decorative than functional.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kingspark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingspark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scottishsundials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scottishsundials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/publicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicart</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>The magnificent sundial in King's Park in Glasgow. Dating from 1885, it's a replica of one originally made in 1635 and which is located in Newbattle Abbey House in Midlothian. </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kingspark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingspark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scottishsundials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scottishsundials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/publicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Beautifully sculpted green men on the obelisk sundial in King's Park on the Southside of Glasgow. This is one of three Victorian replicas of the 1635 Mannerist sundial at Newbattle Abbey House in Midlothian.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/kingspark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingspark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/statue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/greenman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/newbattleabbey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newbattleabbey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a></p>
LYC-60 (SWL)<p>The&nbsp;Vilnius University Astronomical Observatory. It was founded in 1753 and is the fourth oldest observatory in Europe. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Vilnius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vilnius</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/observatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>observatory</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>It's in a rather poor state of repair, with the main sundial on the top missing, and most of the subsiduary gnomons either missing or broken, but it's still a rather interesting example of a Scottish sundial, of which there are surprsingly many.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lordkelvin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lordkelvin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowuniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowuniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scottishsundials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scottishsundials</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Dating from the mid-1800s (making it older than the university buildings themselves), it's thought to have been made by William Thomson, better known as Lord Kelvin, or his father James Thomson. It was originally sited in the garden of Torridon House in Bearsden and was bequeathed to the university in 1964.</p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lordkelvin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lordkelvin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowuniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowuniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scottishsundials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scottishsundials</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>The Kelvin Sundial in front of the main building of Glasgow University. It consists of a stone globe which originally had multiple gnomons (the bit that casts the shadow) and dials, which appear to tell the concurrent time in different parts of the world. It also features a quote in Latin which translates as "I only count the bright hours". </p><p>Cont./</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lordkelvin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lordkelvin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowuniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowuniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scottishsundials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scottishsundials</span></a></p>
LordWoolamaloo<p>Beer sundial - a sundale, perhaps?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edimbourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edimbourg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photographie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Cloisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloisters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/beer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/biere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biere</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RealAle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealAle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/shadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shadows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ombres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ombres</span></a></p>
Cynni Pixy<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FensterFreitag?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FensterFreitag</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WindowFriday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WindowFriday</a><br> <br> 📸 August 2019<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Steiermark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Steiermark</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Austria?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Austria</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Windows?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sundial?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sundial</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StErhard?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StErhard</a>
This Is My Glasgow<p>A face-like Lectern style sundial in the garden of Greenbank House near Glaagow. This may be an original 16th century sundial, or it may be a later replica of an earlier design. Lectern sundials are one of the three types of ancient Scottish sundials. They can also be found in some parts of continental Europe, particularly the Netherlands, which was a major trading partner of Scotland at the time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundialsunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundialsunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scottishhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scottishhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/greenbankgarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenbankgarden</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>The Collins Street Sundial in the Townhead area of Glasgow. It may seen surprising, but Scotland had amongst the highest number of sundials in the 17th and 18th centuries. This includes obelisk sundials which were unique to Scotland. Like this newer one, many had multiple gnomons, the official name for the bit which casts the shadow onto the dial.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sundial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sundial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/townhead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>townhead</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gnomon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnomon</span></a></p>