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Cubic sundial

These many-faced dials were a way for a sundial maker to show off their skill. The aim was to make a multi-faced dial so that each face would show the correct time. It was aligned using the compass on the base.

It was made by David Beringer in 1800 in Nuremburg.

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 Cubic sundial