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Great and small hours
Sets of hour lines on German sundials of the 16th and 17th centuries are sometimes entitled 'Grosse Uhr' and 'Kleine Uhr'. These terms refer to the Italian (1 - 24) and the normal 2 X 12 equal-hour systems respectively.
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