analemma
analemma is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; -- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems.
- 2.A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is an instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; -- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems called?
- What is a scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe called?
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