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Model 33 |
This is a cylindrical sundial showing antic hours. The axis of the cylinder is parallel to the Earth' one. The cylinder is truncated horizontally at the top. There is a cone inside which top coincides with the centre of the elliptical section of the cylinder. |
In antic hours, the ellapsed time between sunrise and sunset is divided into 12 equal parts. |
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