The holy alignment: Geodesic and astronomical fundamentals for calculating the adjustment of medieval naves

DOI10.1007/S00004-007-0078-2zbMATH Open1187.86001OpenAlexW2036858142WikidataQ129789431 ScholiaQ129789431MaRDI QIDQ972690FDOQ972690

Authors: Ortwin Feustel 

Publication date: 21 May 2010

Published in: Nexus Network Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-007-0078-2

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zbMATH Keywords

refractionGregorian calendarangle of directionEastern amplitudegeographical coordinatesholy alignmentJulian calendarJulian day numbermain meridianmedieval architecturemeridian convergencemeridian stripsOstungpatron saint's name daypatronagestandard epoch J2000.0sun azimuth near the horizonwall declinationGauss-Krüger coordinates

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geodesy, mapping problems (86A30) History of geophysics (86-03) History of mathematics in Late Antiquity and medieval Europe (01A35)

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