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Hamilton
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Sundial: 403
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| State/Province: New York |
Country: USA |
| Dial Type: Horizontal Dial |
Condition: Excellent |
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Latitude and Longitude: |
42° 49.047' N 75° 32.156' W |
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- Colgate University, in front of the memorial chapel on a stone pedestal honoring the founders of the University.
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| Description: |
- A small brass horizontal dial 9 1/2 inches in diameter. Has a compass rose in the center. Hour lines branching to half hour and quarter hour. Roman numerals showing 5am to 7pm. To the south of the gnomon is a graph of the equation of time. Donated to Colgate University by Fred Sawyer. The dial sits upon a rectangular granite column.
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General Information: | Inscription: | - Owner: Colgate University
| - Inscribed, "Deo ac veritati" and further below "Colgate University 42.48 N 75.30 W
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- Builder: Merlin Design, Bristol UK
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Last Revised: 2021-07-06 12:28
