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A recent stainless
steel dial on the walls of the ARCO
building at Keble. The shape of
the gnomon is inspired by a turbine
blade, reflecting the engineering
connections of the building. It
has a hole nodus but there are no
apparent declination lines. In
fact the spot of light from the nodus
falls on the tip of the noon hour line
at the summer solstice. There
appear to be no mottoes or signature,
but look closely (when you are there)
and you will see that the 6am hour line
is inscribed 'Fear no more the heat
o'the sun'. 4pm carries 'To good
Fellowship', and on the upper side of
one of the hour lines (out of view), is
the name of the maker, David Harber.
The dial plate is formed by a raised
section of the brick wall. All
these features combine to give a
pleasingly simple dial with hidden
depths.
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