Ancient Egyptian sundial

[Bernard NebelKeymaster]

Dividing the day into uniform segments (not necessarily hours) using the movement of shadows to measure the passage of time is a concept that was apparently discovered early in history. A recent discovery of an ancient sundial in Egypt bears this out.

http://www.livescience.com/28057-ancient-egyptian-sundial-discovered.html

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