pocket sundial, T. G. Kleininger

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T. G. Kleininger, pocket sundial
T. G. Kleininger, pocket sundial
T. G. Kleininger
pocket sundial
1700s
T. G. Kleininger
pocket sundial, 1700s
Where object was made: Germany
Material/technique: wood
Dimensions:
Object Diameter (Diameter): 6.4 cm
Object Diameter (Diameter): 2 1/2 in
Credit line: The Doctor Maurice L. Jones Collection
Accession number: 1952.0063
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Time/Frame," Jun-2008, Robert Fucci, Shuyun Ho, Lauren Kernes, Lara Kuykendall, Ellen C. Raimond, and Stephanie Teasley The sundial is one of the oldest known tools for keeping time. Because sundials use the movement of the sun to measure the hours of the day, the accuracy of a sundial depends on the exact alignment of an object called a style-in this example the string-to the earth’s axis. This tablet sundial includes a small compass for the user to position the dial towards true north and determine the correct time. When open, the hinged faces create the sundial; when closed, they fold into a portable box.