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hemispherical sundial
timekeeping device
Also known as: hemicycle
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invention by Aristarchus
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Another early device was the hemispherical sundial, or hemicycle, attributed to the Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos about 280 bce. Made of stone or wood, the instrument consisted of a cubical block into which a hemispherical opening was cut. To this block a pointer or style was fixed with one…
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