An hourglass, also known as a sandglass or log glass, is an early device for measuring intervals of time. Consisting of two pear-shaped glass bulbs connected at their apexes with a passage for sand or other granular fillings to flow through, it measures a fixed interval of time as the fillings run through completely.
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