Tag: gnomon

Gaocheng: China’s Oldest Observatory And Large Gnomon Installation Of The Ancients

MessageToEagle.com | November 5, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – Astronomical tradition of ancient China was an important part the country’ cultural tradition and dates back to the Bronze Age and 1800 BC. Through the millennia,

A simple astronomic instrument, the 'gnomon' used to calculate the time, season, and so on) is composed of a vertical gnomon and a horizontal ruler. Image: Cultural China

Ancient History Facts

Gnomon: Ancient Time Measuring Instrument Used By Babylonians, Egyptians And Chinese

MessageToEagle.com | November 3, 2016

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – A gnomon, (literally: “one that knows or examines”) is the part of a sundial that casts a shadow. The term has been used