Saturday, August 22, 2009

Monks Marking Time


A fascinating story from the BBC on how Augustianian monks relied on sundials to tell time.
A new discovery at an island abbey in the Firth of Forth has revealed the Augustinian canons who once lived there measured time using a mass dial.

Conservationists working at Inchcolm Island found the remnants of a special sundial which they believe may have been carved into a wall.

Until now mystery has surrounded the method used by the order to tell time.

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