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- noun Plural form of
sundial .
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Examples
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Reading a sundial - lots of things can be gleaned from one, although knowing the impact of precession on older sundials is hard to know.
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"The Medici and the Sciences -- Instruments and machines in the grand ducal collections" shows scientific instruments, such as sundials and proportional compasses, created for and collected by the Medici family as patrons of science.
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Everyone drove human-powered vehicles (zero emissions!), composted scraps in a dinosaur under the kitchen sink, and even wore solar powered watches -- that is, if you count sundials.
Flintstones, meet the Google Flintstones Melissa Bell 2010
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This included the Mars rovers, both of which bear sundials with the inscription, "Two Worlds, One Sun."
CU Independent: Bill Nye Encourages University of Colorado to Change the World CU Independent 2011
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A display case with sundials includes one the size of a large table, another that is the bowl of a small spoon, and a third that is actually a round beer mat from Poland.
Welcome to the Museum Of Weird and Wonderful Paul Levy 2011
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This included the Mars rovers, both of which bear sundials with the inscription, "Two Worlds, One Sun."
CU Independent: Bill Nye Encourages University of Colorado to Change the World CU Independent 2011
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They say it contained rhinoceros horns encrusted with rubies, astronomical compendia and sundials, an amulet made from toads, arsenic, pearls, emeralds, and medicinal herbs.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Nye began his presentation by introducing a theme that carried through the evening: sundials.
CU Independent: Bill Nye Encourages University of Colorado to Change the World CU Independent 2011
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They say it contained rhinoceros horns encrusted with rubies, astronomical compendia and sundials, an amulet made from toads, arsenic, pearls, emeralds, and medicinal herbs.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Nye began his presentation by introducing a theme that carried through the evening: sundials.
CU Independent: Bill Nye Encourages University of Colorado to Change the World CU Independent 2011
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