Sundial: Astronomic hours vertical quadrant
Location: Museum of the Rural civilization of Imperial Friuli
(Sundials courtyard) -
Via Petrarca n° 1 - Aiello del Friuli
Dimensions: 200 x 140 cm
Gnomon: Normal – The rod, technically called “gnomon”, is perpendicular
to
the wall, and the tip of its shadow allows the reading of the time
and of the period of the year during which the reading is carried out.
Motto: ”PER ASPERA ED ASTRA”
(“From adversities to the stars”)
Authors: Pierino Sam - Tiezzo di Azzano X° (PN)
Year: 2004
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