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Mount Uniacke
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Sundial: 402
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| State/Province: Nova Scotia |
Country: Canada |
| Dial Type: Horizontal Dial |
Condition: Restored |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
44° 54.086' N 63° 50.648' W |
| Location: |
- Grounds of the Uniacke Estate Museum Park
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| Description: |
- A faithful fiberglass replica of an ornate bronze horizontal dial stands on the Uniacke Estate. The dial is about 40 cm diameter, with a sunburst in the center showing the 16 cardinal points and intricate markings typical of a 19th century dial. Surrounding the cardinal points is a ring engraved "Watch Faster, Watch Slower" with the equation of time. Roman numerals show the hours from V in the morning to VII at evening. This dial was made for Richard Uniacke in 1815, once the Attorney-General of Nova Scotia. The original dial may be in storage in Halifax. The inscribed latitude of 45:5N does not match the Uniacke Estate location. The wooden pedestal is in rather poor condition.
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General Information: | Inscription: | - Owner: Nova Scotia Museum
| - Inscribed "Richard John Uniacke, 1815"
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| References: | Web Links: |
- Dial information came from Scott Robson, Curator of the History Collection of the Nova Scotia Museum.
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Last Revised: 2021-07-05 15:26
