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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Andronicus of Cyrrhus
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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Greek astronomer, flourished about ioo B.C. He built a horologium at Athens, the so-called "tower of the winds," a considerable portion of which still exists. It is octagonal, with figures carved on each side, representing the eight principal winds. A brazen Triton on the summit, with a rod in his hand, turned round by the wind, pointed to the quarter from which it blew. From this model is derived the custom of placing weathercocks on steeples.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Andronicus of Cyrrhus'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/andronicus-of-cyrrhus.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Andronicus of Cyrrhus'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/andronicus-of-cyrrhus.html. 1910.
