On a Sun-dial
ὠρανὸν ἁ χωροῖσα σοφὰ λίθος, ἁ διὰ τυτθοῦ γνώμονος ἀελίῳ παντὶ μερισδομένα. — Paton edition
ὠρανὸν ἁ χωροῖσα σοφὰ λίθος, ἁ διὰ τυτθοῦ γνώμονος ἀελίῳ παντὶ μερισδομένα.
This is the learned stone which contains all theheavens, and which a little regulator adapts to everyposition of the sun.¹ — Paton edition
This is the learned stone which contains all theheavens, and which a little regulator adapts to everyposition of the sun.¹
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Paton Edition: It was so regulated that it was adapted to every day in the year, each day — from sunrise to sunset — containing twelve hours. What was the mechanism ?
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