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Sundial and Zodiac

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Sundial and Zodiac

Sundial vs. Zodiac

A sundial is a device that tells the time of day when there is sunlight by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. The zodiac is an area of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year.

Similarities between Sundial and Zodiac

Sundial and Zodiac have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): Babylonian astronomy, Celestial coordinate system, Celestial equator, Celestial sphere, Declination, Ecliptic, Egyptian astronomy, Equator, Fixed stars, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Position of the Sun, Sun, Tropical year, Universal Time.

Babylonian astronomy

The history of astronomy in Mesopotamia, and the world, begins with the Sumerians who developed the earliest writing system—known as cuneiform—around 3500–3200 BC.

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Celestial coordinate system

In astronomy, a celestial coordinate system is a system for specifying positions of celestial objects: satellites, planets, stars, galaxies, and so on.

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Celestial equator

The celestial equator is the great circle of the imaginary celestial sphere on the same plane as the equator of Earth.

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Celestial sphere

In astronomy and navigation, the celestial sphere is an abstract sphere with an arbitrarily large radius concentric to Earth.

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Declination

In astronomy, declination (abbreviated dec; symbol δ) is one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system, the other being hour angle.

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Ecliptic

The ecliptic is the circular path on the celestial sphere that the Sun follows over the course of a year; it is the basis of the ecliptic coordinate system.

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Egyptian astronomy

Egyptian astronomy begins in prehistoric times, in the Predynastic Period.

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Equator

An equator of a rotating spheroid (such as a planet) is its zeroth circle of latitude (parallel).

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Fixed stars

The fixed stars (stellae fixae) comprise the background of astronomical objects that appear to not move relative to each other in the night sky compared to the foreground of Solar System objects that do.

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Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Giovanni Domenico Cassini (8 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian (naturalised French) mathematician, astronomer and engineer.

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Position of the Sun

The position of the Sun in the sky is a function of both the time and the geographic location of observation on Earth's surface.

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Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

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Tropical year

A tropical year (also known as a solar year) is the time that the Sun takes to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons, as seen from Earth; for example, the time from vernal equinox to vernal equinox, or from summer solstice to summer solstice.

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Universal Time

Universal Time (UT) is a time standard based on Earth's rotation.

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Sundial and Zodiac Comparison

Sundial has 153 relations, while Zodiac has 190. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 4.08% = 14 / (153 + 190).

References

This article shows the relationship between Sundial and Zodiac. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

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