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Lo Gnomone Clementino Astronomia Meridiana in Basilica

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2016-07-25 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics History and Philosophy of Physics

Abstract

The Clementine Gnomon realized in 1702 by the astronomer Francesco Bianchini (1661-1729) upon the will of Pope Clement XI (1700-1721) in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome is fully reviewed about its scientific functions.

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@article{arxiv.1607.06601,
  title  = {Lo Gnomone Clementino Astronomia Meridiana in Basilica},
  author = {Costantino Sigismondi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.06601},
  year   = {2016}
}

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78 pages, with color images and photo. Text in Italian