Signs of Zodiac - La meridiana di Santa Maria Novella - Firenze, Itália
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N 43° 46.451 E 011° 14.971
32T E 681037 N 4849251
In this complicated Sundial placed in the main facade of the Church of Santa Maria Novella you can find the western Zodiac symbols.
Waymark Code: WMWVVJ
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 10/19/2017
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"The meridian is a curious one: it has in fact three gnomons , or three of the shackles whose shadow, cast on the dial, indicates the time. The reason for the presence of three gnomons is the fact that each corresponds to a different time of day taken as a base for the calculation of the hour: it is possible, therefore, to observe the three gnomons calculate the time starting from the rising of the sun, from the sunset or from noon ."
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