# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sundials - The sky as a clock
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 03 Dec, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu, 03 Dec, 2026 at 10:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Come discover how ancient sundials turn the sky into nature’s coolest timekeeper.About this EventSundials - The sky as a clockIn the modern age, given the technological methods of telling the time, sundials have been relegated to historical curiosities. However, in former times, they were a vital part of time-keeping and a great deal of information can be gained by looking at sundials. This talk will describe many of the astronomical aspects of sundials and other ways of telling the time by the Sun. The observatory at Jaipur in India (containing the largest sundial in the world) is given due prominence along with the possibility of a larger, more local rival.Our Speaker Prof Colin Steele Studied Mathematics and Astronomy and Astrophyics, St Andrews University and now  teaching of Mathematics to students in many parts of University of Manchester.This meeting is hybrid and also available via Zoom (ticket holders notified by email)  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/cb3f7390-c5e2-11f1-ba03-b7505d4e7d42-rimg-w634-h740-dcb80818-gmir.jpg
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mexborough/sundials-the-sky-as-a-clock/100002001378651422
- **Event Categories**: meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
  - Location: Mexborough Church Hall
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 2.88, max: 2.88, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mexborough
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Mexborough Church Hall
- **lat**: 53.4925657
- **long**: -1.2782084
- **full address**: Mexborough Church Hall, 58A Church Street, Mexborough, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Sundials - The sky as a clock being held?
  - **A:** Sundials - The sky as a clock takes place on Thu, 03 Dec, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 03 Dec, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Mexborough Church Hall, 58A Church Street, Mexborough, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Sundials - The sky as a clock?
  - **A:** Sundials - The sky as a clock is organized by Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society.

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