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Sundial Cloister

Per tempus, cum laetitia, amo. --Etna, 17th of November 1991 

Sunday, March 26, 2006

11:47 - Church bell tower clockwork - 1771


Last Summer, when I was in Trento, I had the luck of finding a very interesting (to me) exhibition on the measurement of time. The section related to the invention of night clocks as a consequence of the insomnia of Pope Alexander VII is probably more interesting to my readers.
Waiting is not easy, but it gives you the clear dimension of your life: everything depends on God.
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