Hi, It sounds to me like a reference to what is sometimes called an Aquitaine Ring (because of a story that Elenor of Aquitaine gave one to her husband to be). Also known as a Farmer’s Ring.
Modern ones are readily available. Just search the internet for “Aquitaine Ring” Steve On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 at 20:53, Donald Christensen <dchristensen...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the book, > > Sundials: Their Theory and Construction Paperback – 1 June 1973 > > by ALBERT WAUGH (Author) > > > He explained a portable sundial that worked similar to a shepard’s dial. > Instead of a gnomon that cast a shadow on the pillar, this looked more like > a ring. Instead of a shadow that told the time, a beam of light showed > through a hole in the ring. There were groves on the inside of the ring. > Time was read by inspecting wherever the beam of light touched one of these > grooves. The ring would hang from a string. > > > Does anyone have any information about this sundial? > > Cheers > Donald Christensen > 0467 332 227 > > If you focus on what you lack, you'll lose what you have. If you focus on > what you have, you gain what you lack. > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > >
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