If the hour changes according to season, it also changes
according to latitude. dawn in Florence is not the same as
dawn in Naples
Brian Moloney
On Tue, 7 Mar 2000 08:47:02 -0500 "COLASACCO, ROBERT"
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> Does that mean that as the seasons changed so did the hore, i.e., in summer
> ora 1 would be, say, 5 or 6 am etc.?
> Robert Colasacco
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nerida Newbigin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 4:42 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Time
>
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> In fifteenth and sixteenth century Florence, the day was divided into
> twelve equal night-time hours and twelve equal day-time hours, and these
> were counted 1-24 from sunset. Thus, "la sera a hore 23" would be an hour
> before sunset, and "a hora 3 di notte" would be three hours after dark.
>
> Does this help?
>
> Nerida Newbigin
> Sydney
>
> Diana Wright wrote:
>
> > In Sanudo I.1036, he refers to "la sera a hore 23" and then the action
> > continuing "a hora 3 di notte."
> >
> > I make this 11pm and 3am. Is this right?
> >
> > Diana Wright
> > Washington, DC
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