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2. Carefree sundial - Wikipedia

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   The Carefree sundial was conceived and constructed by John Yellott of Phoenix, Arizona, the architect was Joe Wong. The dial's gnomon is 4 feet (1.2 m) wide and 62 feet (19 m) feet long, rising 35 feet (11 m) above Solar Plaza. It is encircled by cacti and stones surrounding a reflecting pool with golden lines and concrete numbers to mark the time.

3. Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West - Wikipedia

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   Opened in 2015, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West was conceived by former Scottsdale mayor Herb Drinkwater (1936-97) who served from 1980-1996. Located in Old Town Scottsdale, Western Spirit is owned by the City of Scottsdale and operated by The Scottsdale Museum of the West, a non-profit organization incorporated in 2007. A ...

4. List of historic properties in Scottsdale, Arizona - Wikipedia

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   The First U.S. Post Office Building in Scottsdale (now housing Porter's Western Store) in Old Town Scottsdale. Built in 1929 and located at 3944 North Brown Avenue. Date placed on Scottsdale Historic Register: May 23, 2000 by Resolution No. 5550; Johnny Rose's Pool Hall (now housing the Mexican Importsstore) located in Old Town Scottsdale ...

5. List of museums in Arizona - Wikipedia

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   Deer Valley Rock Art Center Museum. This list of museums in Arizona encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

6. Sundial - Wikipedia

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   The western edge of the gnomon is used as the style before noon, the eastern edge after that time. The changeover causes a discontinuity, the noon gap, in the time scale. In general, sundials indicate the time by casting a shadow or throwing light onto a surface known as a dial face or dial plate. Although usually a flat plane, the dial face ...

7. History of sundials - Wikipedia

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   Make A Sundial, (The Education Group British Sundial Society) Editors Jane Walker and David Brown, British Sundial Society 1991 ISBN 0-9518404-0-1; Waugh AE (1973). Sundials: Their Theory and Construction. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-22947-5. "Illustrating Shadows", Simon Wheaton-Smith, ISBN 0-9765286-8-1, LCN: 2005900674