Sundial 364
- Dial City: Toronto
- Dial State/Province: Ontario
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 43° 39.640' N
- Dial Nr: 364
- Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 79° 23.694' W
- Dial Owner: University of Toronto
- Dial Designer: Prof. Ian Dalton
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1993
- Location:
- University of Toronto
- Description:
- The face of this equatorial dial is an arc of a sphere 2 meters in diameter. A nodus on the polar gnomon casts a shadow indicating solar declination. Aligned with the dial is a 15 meter meridian line which passes through the site of the transit instrument of the former Toronto Observatory.
- Inscription:
- Dedicated to Sandford Fleming, a pioneer in the establishment of Standard Time.
- Other References:
- NASS Compendium, Vol. 3, No. 3, Sept 1996
Last Update:
2021-07-05 15:26