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Amateur work, illustrated (1881)

London, New York : Ward, Lock & Co. · leaf 63

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have been facing one of the cardinal points. If this is not done extra labour will be involved, either in working out set up on the Temple of Quirinus, 293 B.C., at which period the present division of the day into hours was the problem of a more elaborate dial, or in the me- adopted. Somewhat… … my garden or pri- dow fell, were ot vate grounds, than in my street front. Those inte- white marble, which is now much broken. The Rajah Jeysing, who built it about 17 10, honoured it with the rested in the sun-dial may feel an interest in knowing title of "the Prince of Dials," an appellation…

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