Sundials
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Sundials
Sundial Information Parts of a Sundial: Gnomon: The shadow caster, in a horizontial dial the angle phi is equal to the Latitude of the location. Hour Line(s): The numbered lines that the shadow falls along. Nodus: A marker along the gnomon to get an exact point on the shadow. Furniture: Lines and functions other than the Hour lines, usually date lines (this is what the nodus is for). Common ...
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