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Nicolas Poussin, Le Temps soustrait la Vérité aux atteintes de l'Envie et de la Discorde, 1641
Nicolas Poussin, Le Temps soustrait la Vérité aux atteintes de l'Envie et de la Discorde, 1641
17th century allegory of Time rescuing his daughter Truth from Envy and Discord.


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Wall sundial in Warsaw.
Wall sundial in Warsaw.
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. The most commonly seen designs, such as the 'ordinary' or standard garden sundial, cast a shadow on a flat surface marked with the hours of the day. As the position of the sun changes, the time indicated by the shadow changes. However, sundials can be designed for any surface where a fixed object casts a predictable shadow.


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