The following page has Chapter 10 of Vitruvius's _De Architectura_, which
includes material on Ctesibius's water clocks. The book may also have
material on sundials. The site includes the entire work, and languages
include Latin and English.
http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/L/Roman/Texts/Vitruvius/10*.html
Gordon
At 00:43 6/10/03 +0200, Mario Arnaldi wrote:
I would appreciate it if anyone could provide me with copies of (or
accessible references to) Latin texts relating to the method(s) used in
Ancient Rome to tell the time. (Off list for anything lengthy please).
Many thanks.
Fred Sawyer
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There are many e-text in Internet about ancient and medieval texts
dedicate to this essay; you may find many links in my page
<http://digilander.libero.it/McArdal/Project/Link%20E-Books.htm>http://digilander.libero.it/McArdal/Project/Link%20E-Books.htm
good luck
Mario
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