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Francesco Bianchini's meridian line with solar disc in the basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, Rome. A gnomon in the basilica's south wall projects the sun's image onto the line every solar noon. Here the image is 2 minutes before local noon at an angle of nearly 56 degrees from the zenith.

Français : Le gnomon de Bianchini projette l’image du soleil sur la ligne juste avant midi
Date created 11:49 UTC 30. Oct. 2005
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Reference: en:Image:Rome-Meridiana_SantaMariaAngeli.jpg

See also: en:Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

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