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Sundial HTML5

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Summary

The Earth moves around the sun but, in our terrestrial frame of reference, the sun seems to move around the Earth. This periodic motion is the basic principle underlying the sundial.  The shadow cast by the “gnomon” indicates the hour of the day.

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Learning goals

  • To illustrate a famous application dealing with the straight-line path of light.