Tag: roman

  • Roman Portable Sundial

    This portable sundial is inspired by a Roman dial in the collection of the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford (51358). It can be set to any latitude (i.e. the numbers on the outer ring) and any date (i.e. the months on the inner disc). From the shadow of the gnomon you can

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  • Roman Sun & Moon Necklace

    Silver chain necklace with 70 double figure-of-eight links, a crescent shape pendant (moon symbol) and a clasp in the form of a four-spoked wheel (sun symbol). When the necklace is worn double around the neck, the clasp and pendant take up their correct opposite positions, the former at the back and the latter at the

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