18th Century Sundial and Compass Replicas The correct time will show

The correct time will show only if the local latitude correspondes to angle of gnomon

Zhou period - 10th - 3rd century B

Border tile with blue and white arabesques on a red ground (detail)

Decor of the college Chapel Sainte-Croix du Vésinet

Asia and the Americas by leading photographers like Jacques-Philippe Potteau

18th Century Sundial and Compass Replicas The correct time will showNot that long ago people actually lived by sundial time. Every village and town functioned on local time, depending on local latitude. The arrival of trains and mail coach traffic created a need for coordinated time. Our travel sundial needs a compass to find north. Raising the triangular gnomon upright while pointing the compass needle North will show the time. The correct time will show only if the local latitude correspondes to angle of gnomon.