Sundial 988
- Dial City: Fort Wayne
- Dial State/Province: Indiana
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 41° 05.480' N
- Dial Nr: 988
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 85° 08.359' W
- Dial Owner: Science Central / City of Ft Wayne
- Dial Designer: 1st Brooks
- Dial Maker: 1st Brooks
- Dial Date:
- Location:
- Science Central, located at 1950 N. Clinton Street (Route 27) south of Elizabeth Street. Dial is directly in front of Science Central entrance.
- Description:
- This is a large 20 foot diameter horizontal dial embedded in the cement sidewalk. Brass hour lines extend from the edge of the circular dial to the toe of the gnomon. The gnomon itself is a brass triangle, tarnished except for its tip that is frequently rubbed by visitors. Arabic numerals mark time by hours from 6 am to 6 pm.
- Inscription:
- A plaque near the dial explains how to take shadow time and use the equation of time to get civil time
Last Update:
2019-09-12 13:48