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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1515]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1515]
==Definition==
==Definition==
*1: an instrument for [[measuring]] [[time]] consisting of a glass vessel having two compartments from the uppermost of which a [[quantity]] of usually sand runs in an hour into the lower one
*1: an instrument for [[measuring]] [[time]] consisting of a glass vessel having two compartments from the uppermost of which a [[quantity]] of usually sand runs in an hour into the lower one
Unlike most other [[methods]] of [[measuring]] time, the hourglass concretely [[represents]] the present as being between the [[past]] and the [[future]], and this has made it an [[enduring]] [[symbol]] of time itself.
Unlike most other [[methods]] of [[measuring]] time, the hourglass concretely [[represents]] the present as being between the [[past]] and the [[future]], and this has made it an [[enduring]] [[symbol]] of time itself.
The hourglass, sometimes with the addition of [[metaphorical]] wings, is often depicted as a symbol that [[human]] [[existence]] is fleeting, and that the "sands of time" will run out for every human life.] It was used thus on pirate flags, to strike [[fear]] into the [[hearts]] of the pirates' [[victims]]. In England, hourglasses were sometimes placed in coffins, and they have graced gravestones for centuries. The hourglass was also used in [[alchemy]] as a symbol for hour.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hourglass]
The hourglass, sometimes with the addition of [[metaphorical]] wings, is often depicted as a symbol that [[human]] [[existence]] is fleeting, and that the "sands of time" will run out for every human life.] It was used thus on pirate flags, to strike [[fear]] into the [[hearts]] of the pirates' [[victims]]. In England, hourglasses were sometimes placed in coffins, and they have graced gravestones for centuries. The hourglass was also used in [[alchemy]] as a symbol for hour.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hourglass]
[[Category: History]]
[[Category: History]]