gnomon, gnomonics - A gnomon is the pillar or rod that casts a shadow on a sundial; gnomonics is the art or science of dialing or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon.

gnomonics

the art or science of constructing dials, as sundials, which show the time of day by the shadow of the gnomon, a pin or triangle raised above the surface of the dial.

See also: Time

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Bernard Benstock initiated something like the present manner of reading these stories in "The Gnomonics of Dubliners" (1988), in which he examined Joyce's use of "mirroring" techniques.

"The Gnomonics of Dubliners." Modern Fiction Studies 34:4 (Winter 1988): 519-39.

Joyce's doubling

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