June 26th, 2020 at 10:17AM

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ltwilliammowett:

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A so called noon gun, a sundial with compass and a small cannon, Palermo 1842

This has been very popular since the 18th century, combined with a cannon and a burning glass, is set so that when the sun reaches its highest point at noon, a charge of gunpowder is ignited by the bundled rays of the sun, so that a loud bang sounds.

Hello, this is my gun sundial, or “gundial,”

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