Gnomonics: Understanding Shadows and Time Measurement

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Covers gnomonics, the measurement of time using shadows and the relationship with latitude and solar time.

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

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

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

Explores the transition from epicyclic curves to Kepler's ellipses and the Copernican revolution in astronomy.

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

Explores the transition from ancient spherical models to Kepler's ellipses in astronomy.

Compares the geocentric and heliocentric models of the universe proposed by Ptolemy and Copernicus.

Explores gyroscopic effects, conservation of moment, and dynamics of solid bodies, including inertia tensors and angular momentum.

Covers the gyroscopic effects in solid bodies and the conservation of moment.