Also known as: Palabha, Equinoctial noon shadow, Equinoctial Shadow
The shadow cast by a gnomon at noon on the day of the equinox, used in ancient and medieval astronomy to determine latitude and the obliquity of the ecliptic. It was a fundamental measurement in the construction of sundials and astronomical tables.
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