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 74
iding places. But the figure of the eagle was moreadmirable still, for it served as a dial ; the horary divisions of the daywere marked by lines inscribed on its wings ; these were easily dis-cernible by the skilful observer when the suns rays were not interruptedby clouds. ^ A few specimens of… … ANTIQUE DIAL. MADRID. 48 SUN-DIALS been found, and show us that the ancients had time-tellers which couldbe carried about as easily as watches. These will be noticed in anotherpart of this volume. It would be futile to suppose that by bringing together thesescattered notices of the chief known…
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