Sundial 776
- Dial City: St. Louis
- Dial State/Province: Missouri
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 38° 36.915' N
- Dial Nr: 776
- Dial Type: Equatorial Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 90° 15.458' W
- Dial Owner: Missouri Botanical Garden
- Dial Designer: Ronald Rinehart
- Dial Maker: Ronald Rinehart
- Dial Date: August 2008
- Location:
- North side of Linnean House Missouri Botanical Garden 4344 Shaw Blvd. St. Louis
- Description:
- A 10 inch wide, cylindrical-segment equatorial dial 8 inches high, fabricated from a section of large PVC pipe. The dial face is aluminum sheet bonded to the PVC pipe and marked by photochemical engraving with hour lines showing analemmas to correct for EOT; hour lines are corrected for longitude and show both standard and daylight saving Arabic hour numerals. Winter and summer solstices and equinoxes are marked. Time and date are read by the shadow of the intersection of the two gnomon rods. Instructions are included on the dial face and plaque.
- Inscription:
- "This sundial was designed, constructed and donated to the Missouri Botanical Garden by Dr. Ronald Rinehart to commemorate the Garden's 150th anniversary."
- Dial Links:
- http://www.scisundials.com
- Other References:
- See also the similar Rinehart Dial 047 in Heber City, Utah.
Last Update:
8/4/2014 8:36:30