Sundial 402
- Dial City: Mount Uniacke
- Dial State/Province: Nova Scotia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 44° 54.086' N
- Dial Nr: 402
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 63° 50.648' W
- Dial Owner: Nova Scotia Museum
- Dial Designer: London Dollond
- Dial Maker: London Dollond
- Dial Date: 1815
- Location:
- Grounds of the Uniacke Estate Museum Park
- 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.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed "Richard John Uniacke, 1815"
- Dial Links:
- http://museum.gov.ns.ca/uemp/index.htm
- Other References:
- Dial information came from Scott Robson, Curator of the History Collection of the Nova Scotia Museum.
Last Update:
2021-07-05 15:26