Solid Brass Sundial With Compass & Guidance Case - Free Engraving

• The Sundial is made of Premium Grade Brass
• The dimensions of the Brass Sundial :2.17 x 1.61 x 0.91inches and the weight is 0.07 lbs
• Beautifully crafted solid brass pocket sundial compass with a rich Shining Brass finish. Portable design, convenient to carry. A valued as decorative objects, literary metaphors, and objects of mathematical study.
• Nautical collectors, enthusiasts, and seafarer alike will love this stunning brass Sundial Compass. As a perfect present, this Sundial Compass for sale is a gleaming recreation of the classic antique compass that have guided sailors since the 1100s
• As a perfect present, this Compass for sale is a gleaming recreation of the classic antique compass that have guided sailors since the 1100s.

• Brass Pocket Compass with attached Lid is a beautiful solid brass reproduction of an antique air-damped compass.
• Antique Reproduction

How to Use the Pocket Sundial You will need:

A) A horizontal surface which is not close to any magnetic (or magnetizable) material.

B) To know the latitude of your location ( London is approx. 51.5 degrees North and Glasgow is approx. 56 degrees North) - but you don't need to be too accurate about this.

C) A bright sunny (not overcast) day! Note: this is not a quartz watch - at the very best it will give you the time to within a quarter of an hour. The time indicated will always be GMT not BST.

Procedure: i) Raise the latitude quadrant (the curved brass part marked 0-60) to the vertical position. ii) Raise the gnomon (the triangular-shaped brass piece) to the vertical position. iii) Tilt the hinged chapter ring (the circle with the Roman numerals) to your latitude using the latitude quadrant as your index. N.B. In the British isles this will only be slightly off the horizontal. iv) Place the instrument on the horizontal surface and orientate it so that when the compass needle comes to rest the "N" point (red) is over the North of the lower compass rose. v) The shadow of the gnomon on the chapter ring will give you the time. That's it!