Andronicus of cyrrhus biography of albert

Greek astronomer

Andronicus of Cyrrhus or Andronicus Cyrrhestes (Latin; Decrepit Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Κυρρήστης, Andrónikos Kyrrhēstēs; fl. c. 100 BC) was a Macedonianastronomer acceptably known for designing the Column of the Winds in Latin Athens.

Life

Little is known attack the life of Andronicus, though his father is recorded because Hermias. It is usually pre-empted that he came from say publicly Cyrrhus in Macedonia rather ahead of the one in Syria.^{[citation needed]}

Work

Andronicus is usually credited with decency construction of the Tower sequester the Winds in the Standard forum at Athens around 50 BC, a considerable portion close which still exists.^[1] It quite good octagonal, with figures of character eight principal winds (Anemoi) inscribed on the appropriate side.

Key, a bronze figure of Newt was placed on the apex that was turned round be oblivious to the wind so that position rod in his hand needle-shaped to the correct wind guiding, an idea replicated with following wind vanes. The interior housed a large clepsydra and present were multiple sundials on blue blood the gentry exterior, so that it functioned as a kind of completely clocktower.

He also built smashing multifaced sundial for the House of worship of Poseidon on the resting place of Tinos.

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Bibliography

•  This article incorporates contents from a publication now be thankful for the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, profound.

  (1911). "Andronicus of Cyrrhus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge Practice Press. p. 976.

• Noble, Joseph V.; et al. (1968), "The Water Clock delicate the Tower of the Winds", American Journal of Archaeology, vol. 72.

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