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	The '''[[:Category:Ancient Egypt\|Ancient Egyptians]]''' erected tall [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk '''Obelisks'''], often in pairs, at the entrance to temples, It is believed they were erected to celebrate their Sun God [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra '''Ra'''] and the tops of some were covered in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum '''Electrum'''] which would certainly reflect the Sun's rays . They may have indicated key points of the day ''(e.g. sunrise, sunset, noon)'' and of the year ''(e.g. the summer or winter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice '''Solstice'''])'' but it was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_timekeeping '''Romans'''] who developed the idea of '''Sundials''' ''(e.g. an '''Obelisk''' originally erected at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopolis_(ancient_Egypt) '''Heliopolis'''] in the seventh century B.C. was brought to Rome in 10 B.C. by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus '''Augustus'''] and set up in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Campus Martius'''] where it was used as the '''[[Sundials and Gnomons\|Gnomon]]''' (or ‘needle’) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Horologium'''], a great sundial and calendar. It was transferred to Rome in 37 AD and finally erected in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Square#Obelisk '''St Peter's Square, Rome'''] in 1586, where it remains to this day)''		The '''[[:Category:Ancient Egypt\|Ancient Egyptians]]''' erected tall [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk '''Obelisks'''], often in pairs, at the entrance to temples, It is believed they were erected to celebrate their Sun God [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra '''Ra'''] and the tops of some were covered in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum '''Electrum'''] which would certainly reflect the Sun's rays . They may have indicated key points of the day ''(e.g. sunrise, sunset, noon)'' and of the year ''(e.g. the summer or winter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice '''Solstice'''])'' but it was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_timekeeping '''Romans'''] who developed the idea of '''Sundials''' ''(e.g. an '''Obelisk''' originally erected at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopolis_(ancient_Egypt) '''Heliopolis'''] in the seventh century B.C. was brought to Rome in 10 B.C. by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus '''Augustus'''] and set up in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Campus Martius'''] where it was used as the '''[[Sundials and Gnomons\|Gnomon]]''' (or ‘needle’) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Horologium'''], a great sundial and calendar. It was transferred to Rome in 37 AD and finally erected in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Square#Obelisk '''St Peter's Square, Rome'''] in 1586, where it remains to this day)''

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	=====Introduction=====		=====Introduction=====
	[~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundials'''] ''(aka '''Shadow Clocks''')'' are perhaps the oldest known scientific instrument. The sun's shadow cast by any object, and especially a tall tree or a stick in the ground, would from the earliest times have illustrated the apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth ''(‘apparent’ because as we have known at least since the days of [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus '''Copernicus'''] that it is the Earth that moves around the Sun)''		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundials'''] ''(aka '''Shadow Clocks''')'' are perhaps the oldest known scientific instrument. The sun's shadow cast by any object, and especially a tall tree or a stick in the ground, would from the earliest times have illustrated the apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth ''(‘apparent’ because as we have known at least since the days of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus '''Copernicus'''] that it is the Earth that moves around the Sun)''


	The '''[[:Category:Ancient Egypt\|Ancient Egyptians]]''' erected tall [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk '''Obelisks'''], often in pairs, at the entrance to temples, It is believed they were erected to celebrate their Sun God [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra '''Ra'''] and the tops of some were covered in [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum '''Electrum'''] which would certainly reflect the Sun's rays . They may have indicated key points of the day ''(e.g. sunrise, sunset, noon)'' and of the year ''(e.g. the summer or winter [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice '''Solstice'''])'' but it was the [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_timekeeping '''Romans'''] who developed the idea of '''Sundials''' ''(e.g. an '''Obelisk''' originally erected at [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopolis_(ancient_Egypt) '''Heliopolis'''] in the seventh century B.C. was brought to Rome in 10 B.C. by [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus '''Augustus'''] and set up in the [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Campus Martius'''] where it was used as the '''[[Sundials and Gnomons\|Gnomon]]''' (or ‘needle’) of the [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Horologium'''], a great sundial and calendar. It was transferred to Rome in 37 AD and finally erected in [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Square#Obelisk '''St Peter's Square, Rome'''] in 1586, where it remains to this day)''		The '''[[:Category:Ancient Egypt\|Ancient Egyptians]]''' erected tall [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk '''Obelisks'''], often in pairs, at the entrance to temples, It is believed they were erected to celebrate their Sun God [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra '''Ra'''] and the tops of some were covered in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum '''Electrum'''] which would certainly reflect the Sun's rays . They may have indicated key points of the day ''(e.g. sunrise, sunset, noon)'' and of the year ''(e.g. the summer or winter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice '''Solstice'''])'' but it was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_timekeeping '''Romans'''] who developed the idea of '''Sundials''' ''(e.g. an '''Obelisk''' originally erected at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopolis_(ancient_Egypt) '''Heliopolis'''] in the seventh century B.C. was brought to Rome in 10 B.C. by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus '''Augustus'''] and set up in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Campus Martius'''] where it was used as the '''[[Sundials and Gnomons\|Gnomon]]''' (or ‘needle’) of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Horologium'''], a great sundial and calendar. It was transferred to Rome in 37 AD and finally erected in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Square#Obelisk '''St Peter's Square, Rome'''] in 1586, where it remains to this day)''

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			=====Introduction=====
	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundials'''] ''(aka '''Shadow Clocks''')'' are perhaps the oldest known scientific instrument. The sun's shadow cast by any object, and especially a tall tree or a stick in the ground, would from the earliest times have illustrated the apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth ''(‘apparent’ because as we have known at least since the days of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus '''Copernicus'''] that it is the Earth that moves around the Sun)''		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundials'''] ''(aka '''Shadow Clocks''')'' are perhaps the oldest known scientific instrument. The sun's shadow cast by any object, and especially a tall tree or a stick in the ground, would from the earliest times have illustrated the apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth ''(‘apparent’ because as we have known at least since the days of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus '''Copernicus'''] that it is the Earth that moves around the Sun)''

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial '''Sundials'''] ''(aka '''Shadow Clocks''')'' are perhaps the oldest known scientific instrument. The sun's shadow cast by any object, and especially a tall tree or a stick in the ground, would from the earliest times have illustrated the apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth ''(‘apparent’ because as we have known at least since the days of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus '''Copernicus'''] that it is the Earth that moves around the Sun)''

The '''[[:Category:Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptians]]''' erected tall [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk '''Obelisks'''], often in pairs, at the entrance to temples, It is believed they were erected to celebrate their Sun God [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra '''Ra'''] and the tops of some were covered in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum '''Electrum'''] which would certainly reflect the Sun's rays . They may have indicated key points of the day ''(e.g. sunrise, sunset, noon)'' and of the year ''(e.g. the summer or winter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice '''Solstice'''])'' but it was the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_timekeeping '''Romans'''] who developed the idea of '''Sundials''' ''(e.g. an '''Obelisk''' originally erected at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopolis_(ancient_Egypt) '''Heliopolis'''] in the seventh century B.C. was brought to Rome in 10 B.C. by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus '''Augustus'''] and set up in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Campus Martius'''] where it was used as the '''[[Sundials and Gnomons|Gnomon]]''' (or ‘needle’) of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarium_Augusti '''Horologium'''], a great sundial and calendar. It was transferred to Rome in 37 AD and finally erected in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Square#Obelisk '''St Peter's Square, Rome'''] in 1586, where it remains to this day)''

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