We know that people all share a common skill at detecting patterns. We notice those patterns on a more or less material level most of the time because we live primarily and most visibly in the material world on a visual, auditory, and spatial level. But there are also the personal subjective patterns and cycles. …
Before 45 BC, the Roman calendar was a mess, and much of our so-called “knowledge” about it seems to be little more than guesswork. Originally, the year started on 1 March and consisted of only 304 days or 10 months (Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December).
Understanding the Eccentricity of the Earth’s Orbit and Its Impact on Timekeeping Timekeeping has been an essential aspect of human civilization since ancient times. The use of sundials to measure time has been prevalent for centuries, but did you know that the eccentricity of the Earth’s orbit affects the accuracy of sundials and other timekeeping …
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For centuries, ancient civilizations have been fascinated with the movements of the celestial bodies, particularly the sun and the moon. They have observed the cycles of these celestial bodies and how they coincide with the body’s own cycles, leading to predictions and a deeper understanding of the universe. These sages and shamen understood the relationship …
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Gnomon A gnomon ([ˈnoʊmɒn], from Greek γνώμων, gnōmōn, literally: “one that knows or examines”[1][2]) is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow. The term has come to be used for a variety of purposes in mathematics and other fields. History Anaximander (610–546 BC) is credited with introducing this Babylonianinstrument to the Greeks.[3] Oenopides used the phrase drawn gnomon-wise to describe a line drawn perpendicular to another.[4] Later, the term …
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