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Sundial Calendar, the Byzantine “Antikythera Mechanism”

Greek Reporter 22 Mar 2025
Byzantine sundial-calendar reproduction in Thessaloniki Technology Museum, the original caption as per exhibit was. Portable sundial, Memphis, Roman Egypt, 4th century AD (modeled after original in Hermitage Museum) CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top 20 Must-See Archaeological Sites on Cyclades in Greece

Greek Reporter 20 Mar 2025
The Temple of Demeter on Naxos was built nearly a century earlier than the Parthenon. Credit. Visit Greece ... 2 ... 3 ... Credit ... Excavations have revealed temple foundations, drinking fountains, statues, mosaics and even a sundial known as the Andronicus sundial.
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Why Do Clocks Move Clockwise?

IFL Science 19 Mar 2025
The reason clocks move clockwise traces back to sundials, which were the ancient predecessors of mechanical clocks, and the tradition of mechanical time-keeping devices that developed in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth. .
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