Scaphe

Scaphe is a sundial.

Also recorded as skaphe; scaphium; scaphion.

Overview

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In detail

sundial said to have been invented by Aristarchus

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Scaphe”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1274664: Scaphe
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