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The shadow cast by a gnomon at noon on the day of the equinox, used in ancient and medieval astronomy to determine latitude and the obliquity of the ecliptic. It was a fundamental measurement in the construction of sundials and astronomical tables.
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Appears in 31 Books
Graha Laghava with Vishvanatha Commentary
Ganesa Daivagna
Graha Laghava (Devanagari manuscript)
Ganesa Daivagna
Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta (Vol 2)
Brahmagupta
Laghumanasa with Paramesvara Vyakhya
Manjula; Paramesvara (comm.)
Surya Siddhanta with Gudhartha Prakash
Ranganatha; Baladeva Prasad Mishra (comm.)
Karana Kutuhala (Karna Kutuhala)
Bhaskara II
Vitruvius: Ten Books on Architecture
Vitruvius
Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius
Vitruvius (trans. Cesare Cesariano)
Ten Books on Architecture
Vitruvius
Vitruvius and Frontinus
Vitruvius; Frontinus
The Complete Extant Works of Claudius Ptolemy, Vol. II
Claudius Ptolemy (ed. J.L. Heiberg)
harley ms 3859
Aethicus Ister; Macrobius; Solinus
Surya Siddhanta Gudartha Prakasika
Ranganatha (comm.); Baladev Prasad Mishra (ed.)
Discernment of the Principles of Astronomy
Kamalakara Bhatta
Vitruvius and Frontinus
Vitruvius; Frontinus