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A gnomon is the upright piece of a sundial, and it is the part that casts its shadow down onto the dial to indicate local solar time.
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What was gnomen stick used for?
The gnomon is the part of a sundial whose shadow ... cast on a numbered scale ... indicates the solar time.
Where would you find a gnomon?
The gnomon is the physical component of a sundial that casts a shadow onto the graduated scale for the purpose of timekeeping.
What is the section of a sundial that shows the time by its shadow called?
Gnomon
What is the significance of the direction a gnomon shadow points?
In the northern hemisphere, the shadow-casting edge of a sundial gnomon is normally oriented so that it points north. This makes it parallel to the rotation axis of the Earth.
Does a CD sundial have a gnomon?
The suns angle creates a colored diffraction line directly on the CD, that is, there is no shadow created so you do not need a gnomon.
What is the projecting piece of the sundial called which shows the time by its shadow?
The answer is gnomon
What is the pin of a sundial whose shadow points to the hour called?
It is called a Gnomon
What is that thing on a shadow clock?
The `Gnomon` is the part of the shadow clock, or sun dial, that casts a shadow onto the face from the sun, so that the time can be read.
What actors and actresses appeared in Gnomon - 2002?
The cast of Gnomon - 2002 includes: Aina Clotet Pedro Herreros Santi Sans
Who invented the gnomon?
invented by a greek person named anaximander..... he taught the greek philosopher who came up with the pythagorean theorem, which explains why the gnomon deals with trigonometry and also why there is also an unknown angle within the triangle that deals with the shadow created by the sun over the pole (gnomon).
What is a gnomonic?
a gnomonic map makes countries look longer, distorted, and hard to understand
Why do a clock's hand move to the right?
Well, clocks were originally designed to imitate sundials. The shadow of the Gnomon travels clockwise. At least in the Northern Hemispere, it does.
