Concept

Sundials

Images

  • Clocks: a large carved stone gnomon, dated 1714, on Lord Reay's estate at Tongue. Lithograph after a drawing by C. G. Loch.
  • The Old (now 'La Specola') and New Observatories, Florence, Italy. Reproduction of a pen drawing by A. Pochini.
  • The double-headed eagle, representing the Holy Roman Empire, stands on a bobbin holding in its wings the outer sphere of the universe showing the elements of time from which the world is made: months, days, planets, signs of the zodiac, etc. Engraving by P. Miotte.
  • The Hospital for Consumption, Brompton Road, Fulham: viewed from the road. Lithograph by T. G. Dutton after F. J. Francis, 1844.
  • The Hospital for Consumption, Brompton Road, Fulham: viewed from the road. Lithograph by T. G. Dutton after F. J. Francis, 1844.
  • Diagrams for setting-out sundials. Engraving by J. Taylor.
  • Sarawak: two Kenyah people consulting a sundial. Photograph.
  • Clocks: diagrams for setting-out a sundial. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • Diagrams for setting-out sundials. Engraving by J. Taylor.
  • Hezekiah lies ailing in bed, surrounded by anxious soldiers and ministers. Engraving.
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