HEMISPHERE OF BEROSUS
\hˈɛmɪsfˌi͡əɹ ɒv bɪɹˈɒsəs], \hˈɛmɪsfˌiəɹ ɒv bɪɹˈɒsəs], \h_ˈɛ_m_ɪ_s_f_ˌiə_ɹ ɒ_v b_ɪ_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_ə_s]\
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(Babylonian astronomer). A hollow hemisphere, with its rim horizontal, and having the end of a style as the centre : the shadow of this point on the concave surface would show the zenith distance of the sun. It was used, however, as a sun-dial.
By Henry Percy Smith
