Luke, Yes they are zodiac figures. It didn't look like the best quality construction. Interestingly, it was behind the Octagon School House among a collection of walnut trees, so not much sunlight is getting to it. I don't recall how old the school house is, but the Meeting House was established in 1753 (don't think the building is quite that old) and so the area where the sundial now sits was probably empty of trees. Perhaps it was used as a teaching tool in the past.
My son's project is not quite finished, so I'll be driving him back to the area again sometime and will visit it again. Clem At 06:45 PM 11/20/98 -0800, Luke Coletti wrote: >Clem, > > If those reliefs along the sides of the base are Zodiac figures (which >I believe they are) then there is an identical dial here in Carmel, CA. >It is placed in the courtyard of the rather wistfully named Sundial >Lodge, anyone who has spent the Summer in Carmel will know what I'm >talking about. The dial is no doubt a commercial one and looks to be in >about as good of shape as its Carmel counterpart. > > >Regards, > >Luke > > >Clem Padin wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I found the following sundial tucked away behind a Friends Meeting house >> in Birmingham, Pennsylvania, USA. Anyone know anything about it? >> >> Clem >> >> http://www.dol.net/~cp/Sci_math/sundials/BurmSDhtm.htm >
