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Sundials (1)
The first sundials appeared in ancient Egypt, where they developed into two broad categories: monumental and portable.The first known portable sundial dates from about 1500 B.C.E. The length of the shadow cast by an index on a horizontal rule gave the morning time and, when the instrument was turned [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- Measuring time
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Multimedia
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Astronomy
- Measuring time
- Astronomy
Type of item
- Multimedia
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:multimedia:500016
Extent
- 128 sec.
Format
- video/flv
Language
- eng
- ita
Is referenced by
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/AstronomicalCompendium.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy