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Γ gamma1

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Jennifer Benedict1

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γ346Γνώμωνsundial-pointercf. gamma 338, eta 241. [1] Diogenes Laertius 2.1. For Anaximander see generally alpha 1986.Matched in noteshighshort

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Γνώμων

sundial-pointer

[Meaning] that which is fixed in sundials. [That] which Anaximander discovered and set upon sundials.

Γνώμων· τὸ ἐν τοῖς ἡλιοτροπίοις πηγνύμενον. ὅπερ ἐφεῦρεν Ἀναξίμανδρος καὶ ἔστησεν ἐπὶ τῶν σκιοθήρων.