National Museums Scotland has announced the acquisition of an ornate early 18 th- century sundial of<br />exceptional precision and design. The Ilay Glynne dial, which is now on display at the National<br />Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, is a masterpiece of both art and science.<br />The Ilay Glynne dial, made around 1715, was used to measure local time from the Sun, providing the<br />most accurate means of setting clocks available at the time. It could be used at any latitude, and its<br />form models the celestial sphere, showing the Sun’s apparent motion around the Earth.<br />The acquisition of the dial, which has important connections to post-Union Scotland, has been<br />supported by the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund.
