Wind and Weather

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Author: Alexander McAdie ISBN: 9781465511812
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Alexander McAdie
ISBN: 9781465511812
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
In Athens on the north side and near the base of the hill on which the upper city--the Acropolis--is built, there is a small temple still standing, altho its walls were completed twenty-two centuries ago. It is known as the Tower of the Winds; but as a matter of fact, the citizens of Athens used it to tell the hour of the day and the seasonal position of the sun. It was a public timepiece. It served as a huge sun dial. Water from a spring on the hillside filled the basins of a water clock in the basement of the Tower.
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In Athens on the north side and near the base of the hill on which the upper city--the Acropolis--is built, there is a small temple still standing, altho its walls were completed twenty-two centuries ago. It is known as the Tower of the Winds; but as a matter of fact, the citizens of Athens used it to tell the hour of the day and the seasonal position of the sun. It was a public timepiece. It served as a huge sun dial. Water from a spring on the hillside filled the basins of a water clock in the basement of the Tower.

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