This is an early English "Scientific" Sundial, with exactly calculated, unequal hour angles. Early sundials of this type are rare. It was excavated at Scadbury Manor, home of the Walsingham family ...

a UNESCO World Heritage Site constructed in the early 18th century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. This astronomical observatory houses the iconic Samrat Yantra, the largest stone sundial in the ...

Today, while digital technology has largely replaced mechanical systems, the legacy of those early sundials and mechanical clocks endures the test of time.