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Solar chart
A diagram graduated according to the principles of the sun dial, designed to be placed on a plane-table or other flat and level surface, to determine the direction of astronomic north, relative to the direction of a shadow cast by a gnomon. It is much more accurate than a sun dial.
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- Category: Mapping science
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