The book of sun-dials; originally compiled by the late Mrs. Alfred Gatty; now enl. and re-edited by H. K. F. Eden and Eleanor Lloyd (1900)
Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873, Eden, Horatia K. F. Gatty, Lloyd, Eleanor, Evans, Lewis · London, G. Bell · leaf 40
n (if the subdivision ofone portion be allowed for), while the names of three of the divisionsagree with those of the olden time. In Iceland the primitive mode ofmeasuring time by the suns passage over natural objects was practisedas late as 1813-14, when Dr. Henderson visited the country. Hefound… … CASTLEEERG, SETTLE. pyramids of stones where natural marks were wanting. These marks,natural or artificial, had been fixed by the first colonists, and the latterhad been renewed and kept in repair from generation to generation.Twelve years before Dr. Hendersons journey, an indefatigable…
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