As the sun moved across the sky above, the shadow of the gnomon or pin would trace the reverse of its course through the inscriptions on the curve below. The hemispherium was carved out of a block of ...
This is a horizontal compass sundial, made of gilded silver. It is of 'Butterfield' type, named after English manufacturer Michael Butterfield, who popularised the adjustable bird gnomon.
A union representing health care workers sued Kaiser Permanente's Colorado operations in October 2021, claiming the medical provider was violating its agreement to maintain adequate staffing. Kaiser ...
The wooden discs contained elements characteristic of sundial-compasses, such as a hole for a gnomon and perimeter notches. The Kyiv and Listven discs feature a central hole that could hold the ...