Where and how to read time? That picture fails......
At 07:50 27-7-2015, Chi lian Chiu wrote:
âHi all,
I am very glad to inform you that several
pictures of the translucent sundial up in the
sky as I mentioned two years ago are now available at
<http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/1.jpg>http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/1.jpg
http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/2.jpg
<http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/3.jpg>http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/3.jpg
http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/4.jpg
<http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/5.jpg>http://photo.xuite.net/nycl.chiu/6138077/5.jpg
Â
The dial is attached to a public art sculpture, âThe Gate of Ecologyâ.
name:Â The Sundial of Ecology
type:Â sloped
face plate material: Â 5 mm plus 8 mm double tempered glass
face treatment:Â sandblasted to be translucent,
leaving hour-lines transparent
hour numerals:Â marked on the frame, not on the face plate
gnomon material: Â stainless steel, #304
inclination: Â 10 degrees due west (west end is the lower end)
shape of the plate:Â oval, 1.8 m by 1.2 m
center height from the ground:Â 5.7 m
location:Â 23.49N, 120.12E
designer:Â Chi-Liang Chiu (individual) and Mega Design Co.
funding source:Â Forestry Bureau, Council of
Agriculture, Taiwan, Rep. of China
built date:Â Nov. 2013
Have a nice day!
Chi-Liang
24.78N, 120.99E
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