dial motto in latin

Greetings Fellow Dialists, On a newly discovered pedestal dial made by a Newcastle (England) schoolmaster in 1858 it says : "Diem onis dicere faisum audeat". At least, that's what I think it says. It is in Gothic capitals. I have no Latin. Can anyone please help? It's a nice slate dial, by the way

Re: dial motto in latin

At least, that's what I think it says. As always with inscriptions, photos are useful! Fortunately this one was easy. The inscription reads Solem quis dicere falsum audeat or, Who will dare to say that the sun is wrong? -- Bill Thayer http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/home.html -

dial motto in latin

Greetings, fellow dialists, Thanks to Bill Thayer my sundial motto in Gothic capitals reading: "Diem onis dicere faisum audeat" turns out in fact to be: "Solem quis dicere falsum audeat" which he tells me means: "Who will dare to say that the sun is wrong". The dial owner will be pleased. I neve

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