BRASS SUNDIAL
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BRASS SUNDIAL
Customer Review: Beautiful brass sundial!
Summary: 5 Stars
Its not real big but its very beautiful and Ive used it to teach our kids how it works. They both love it and they show it to friends when they come by. Cant really say if its more beautiful or functional!
Customer Review: Great product, great price.
Summary: 5 Stars
Photos can be deceiving, and so I was prepared for a 'reality check' when I finally had this sundial in my hands. But, unlike many disappointments in the past, this is a wonderfully made unit.
If you have a male friend who has everything and want to get him a special gift, this could be it. Attractive, mechanical ajustments, professional features.
That being said, it doesn't come with instructions. So once you unfold it, you use the compass (there's a compass needle lock on the side) to align Noon with North. Then you use the elevating table to adjust it's angle to your latitude.
Now you can read the correct Solar time. It won't be the correct local time, because we've imposed time zones on different areas of the globe. (There are compensations for this, but they're not applicable to this sundial.)
But then sundials were never intended as chronometers.
Tell time like the ancient Egyptians when they were building their magnificent pyramids, get one of these sundials.
Customer Review: Interesting
Summary: 4 Stars
I merely wanted a paperweight for my desk, and the brass sundial turned out to be even more interesting than I imagined. I truly like it, and would recommend anyone wanting one at an affordable price to purchase it.Customer Review: It works quite well
Summary: 5 Stars
I have this sundial. It is one of many different types in my collection of sundials. It is well made and teaches one about leveling, latitude and solar versus mean solar (watch) time. With a few helpful articles from the 'Net one can learn much from using a sundial. I'm not sure it will replace my cell phone in daily use as a timepiece, but it is fun to learn, by using reproductions of historical items.Customer Review: No sundial paperwork
Summary: 4 Stars
The sundial was well crafted and works just fine, operation was near intuitive. I would have appreciated more of a writeup explaining how (time) accurate the design was and a scientific explanation of why it has time inaccuracies. A little history of sundials would have been nice too.
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