Sundial Pizarro paper

Astronomy, celestial mechanics, the observation of day and night cycles, pushed us to invent gadgets and scientific instruments to help us create mathematical patterns, measure the time of light and darkness, a simple stake driven into the ground mediates the course of the light that presided over the days.

Sundials with CompassesTheir history goes back to the 15th century, they were the first portable sundials. The compass allowed the orientation of the instrument for its correct functioning. the quadrant towards the South and the gnomon (a piece of rope or a folding triangle) projects a shadow that indicates the solar hour in the hour quadrant. The golden age of sundials lasted from the 15th century to the end of the 18th century.

The Pizarro Sundial is a handmade reproduction, both ornamental and functional as it allows us to know the solar time. Its rectangular shape and its careful decoration, make it an original and essential gift for sensitive people with intellectual interest in science, astronomy or for the pure pleasure of owning a historical, ornamental and collectible object.

Measurements:

Length: 7cm / Width: 5cm / Height: 2cm

Reference H01