Counting the Hours – Measuring Time
Way back when man began marking time, the natural unit of choice was the day. When did people begin breaking days into hours, and why were some hours longer than others? And if an Egyptian,...
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Place in the Sun – Moshe Shapira
Autodidact Moshe Shapira emerged from Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox Me’a She’arim as an expert in both astronomy and sundials. Two of his sun clocks can still be seen in Jerusalem, but it was the one he refused...
