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Vertical Cylindrical DialVertical cylindric sundial (also called shepherd or travelers dial). Renaissance style. Gnomons can be hidden inside the cylinder. It easily packed in trunks and traveled with its owner. This beautiful reproduction comes complete with two folding styles for the corresponding time of year. For the astronomer, gardener, or history enthusiast in your life. Boxed with instructions on use and booklet on historical context. Height: 10. 04" Diameter: 2. 56"

Measuring the height of a star using the back of the instrument

The openwork piece on the front

Horogium noctis or noctilabium is the Latin name for the nocturnal

and knowing the latitude

This beautiful instrument is made of brass and comes complete with booklets explaining its use and historical context

Gnomons can be hidden inside the cylinder

On the front

The Nocturnal is available in a larger desk model and key chain version

It is certain to be a prized possession

Sir Issac Newton experimented with this concept in the seventeenth century

This beautifully crafted instrument of brass with brass key ring

Set for 50