The sundial of Caesaraugusta
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Archaeoastronomy, Gnomonics, Roman sundialsAbstract
We report two techniques, whose origins can be found in Egypt and Chaldea, used in Rome for the construction of spherical sundials, and describe and classify the sundial fragment retrieved in the excavations performed at the Theatre of Caesaraugusta. Finally, with the analemma of Vitruvius, comparing it with the sundial on show at the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida (Spain), we offer a reconstruction of the spherical sundial of Caesaraugusta, analyzing each of the lines that appear on its surface.
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Almagro Gorbea, A.; Raya, J. M. 1996: «Estudio fotogramétrico del reloj romano de Mérida» Anas 9, 79-88
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2010-12-30
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Raya Román, J. M. (2010). The sundial of Caesaraugusta. Archivo Español De Arqueología, 83, 199–202. https://doi.org/10.3989/aespa.083.010.012
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