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8. Horniman Logo Double
Polar Sundial
A Polar dial has both
the gnomon and the dial plate parallel to the earth’s Polar axis. The
Horniman dial is, in effect, two separate polar dials, with two gnomons and two
overlapping hour scales. In basing the dial on the Horninian Logo the aim was
to make no changes other than the addition of the hour marks.
Even the words “The
Homiman Museum and Gardens” are preserved - their 27 letters rearranged to
provide a motto “and hours run mad, e’en as men might”.
Dial Design: John Moir -
Construction and Plinth Design: Richard Klose |
