| ARMILLARY
SPHERE
-- A type of
sundial, the armillary sphere at UND was designed by
A. Turler and Company of Zurich, Switzerland and was
presented to the University of North Dakota by the Robert
D. Campbell Foundation in June, 1966. Roman and Arabic
numerals indicate the hour of the day and an additional
instrument indicates the month of the year. The sphere
is 64 inches high and weighs 500 pounds. Composed of
brass and cast iron, the sphere is permanently mounted
on a concrete base on the south edge of the campus mall.
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