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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 59
es high, 17 inches wide,and 11 inches deep. The corners have been broken off, but most ofthe hour lines can be plainly seen, with the Greek letters ABFAESZH©!,which number them, thus recalling to mind the epigram alreadyquoted. The inclination of the face of the block seems to correspondwith the… … GREEK DIAL. BRITISH MUSEUM. photographs of it were shown at a meeting of the Society of Antiquariesin 1877. The hours were numbered in Greek letters, and on thepedestal was a Greek inscription stating that the dial was dedicated toMarcus Aurelius Antoninus. It had probably belonged to the Templeof…Sundials
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