TY - BOOK ID - 32146644 TI - Roman portable sundials : the empire in your hand PY - 2016 SN - 9780190273484 0190273488 9780190273491 0190273496 019027350X 9780190273507 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Sundials KW - Time measurements KW - Cadrans solaires KW - Temps KW - History KW - Mesure KW - Histoire KW - Clocks and watches. KW - Sundials. KW - Time measurements. KW - Clocks and watches KW - Time KW - Measurement KW - Physical measurements KW - Vibration KW - Timepieces KW - Watches KW - Chronology KW - Horology KW - House furnishings KW - Clock and watch making KW - Gnomonics KW - Hours (Time) KW - Sun-dials KW - Dialing UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32146644 AB - Talbert investigates miniature sundials which can be adjusted for the owner's whereabouts. They incorporate a list of locations and latitudes for ready reference, data that offers insight into Romans' worldviews. To some perhaps, these sundials were primarily symbols of scientific awareness as well as imperial mastery of time and space. ER -