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@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 9 months ago

An Anglo-Saxon 10th century CE pocket-sized sundial found in 1938. The pin, known as a ‘gnomon’, was placed in the hole for the relevant month. When the sundial was suspended from the chain, it used the altitude of the sun to calculate 3 separate times of the day
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An Anglo-Saxon 10th century CE pocket-sized sundial found in 1938
An Anglo-Saxon 10th century CE pocket-sized sundial found in 1938
An Anglo-Saxon 10th century CE pocket-sized sundial found in 1938
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