Gnomonics: Measurement of Shadows and Solar Time

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Explores the inequality of seasons by examining the Earth's orbit and the causes of the seasons in architecture and gnomonics.

Explains seasons, equinoxes, solstices, Earth's orbit, and solar time.

Explores the historical development of celestial geometry and its impact on climate variations and astronomical observations.

Explores sky surveys in the radio universe, covering observations, coordinate systems, all-sky surveys, and mapping galaxies.

Delves into solar astronomy, focusing on equinoxes, solstices, Earth-Sun axis, and geocentric coordinates.

Explores gnomonics, shadow measurement for time, sundials, and celestial spheres.

Explores the invention of instruments by artists like Albrecht Dürer to draw complex curves and lines not achievable with a ruler.

Explores ellipse construction using the Dandelin theorem and properties of conics in space.

Explores the construction of elliptical arches using a single ellipse arc.

Explores the construction and properties of parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas in the plane.