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“Babylonic”
hours sundial
Museo della
Civiltà Contadina del Friuli Imperiale
(Sundials courtyard)
Photo n° 3 |
It was in use
especially in the Middle East five centuries before the coming
of Christ, but in the Middle Ages it came into use in some
European countries, too (such as Bohemia and Hungary).
The hours indicated
correspond to the 24th part of the time that occurs
between one dawn and the next.
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