10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANALEMMATA»
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analemmata in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Theatre of Diokaisareia
... certain points and therefore required an equally considerable width. The above
-mentioned absence of evidence makes impossible a detailed discussion of how
the analemmata were arranged in the more marginal areas of the monument.
2
Roman Theatres: An Architectural Study
In most Sicilian theatres the cavea exceeded a semicircle and had converging
analemmata, like those on the Greek mainland and in Asia Minor. Even the
theatre at Segesta, which is often regarded as a prototype of the Roman theatre
with its ...
analemmata. Roman: supporting or retaining wall of the theatron; more
specifically, exterior wall supporting the cavea. i. anchor. bolt. 1. a device for
connecting timber members to concrete or masonry. 2. in residential construction,
Bolts to ...
4
A history of Indian literature. Vol. 6, Scientific and ...
Both seem to reflect Hellenistic astronomy as it was influenced by Mesopotamia,
though no extant Greek texts can be pointed to as sources. It is likely that the
formulas for solving problems in spherical trigonometry and the analemmata that
lie ...
Jan Gonda, David Pingree, 1981
5
The Hellenistic West: Rethinking the Ancient Mediterranean
The exact D-shape of the Syracuse theatre may be a Hieronian feature or a
reflection of later (Roman) re-cutting of the rock: Morgantina's theatre has the
analemmata on the same alignment, but Acrae's Hieronian theatre probably does
not ...
Jonathan R. W. Prag, Josephine Crawley Quinn, 2013
Yetthe kneelingtelamones adorning theendsofthe analemmata first appeared
inthe earlier Samnite theater at Pietrabbondante, asdid the wingedlions'paws
carvedatthe endsofthebalustrade ofuprighttufa slabs thatdivides the four rows of
the ...
Pedar Foss, John J. Dobbins, 2009
7
Architecture and architectural sculpture in the Roman Empire
4.1); and the same is also true of the analemmata of the Heraclea Minoa theatre,
where the seating arrangement and the orchestra are shaped like a horse-shoe,
the rows of seating nearest the analemmata being straight, not curved (De Miro ...
8
The treasuries at Delphi: an architectural study
an architectural study Elena C. Partida. APPENDIX II - ANALEMMATA AROUND
TREASURIES IN THE WEST SECTOR H.a. PRESENTATION The ravine which
supposedly furrowed the East sector of the Temenos, after torrential floods in the
...
9
Elaiussa Sebaste I: campagne di scavo, 1995-1997
Analemmata e parodoi Gli analemmata hanno perso quasi completamente il
paramento: alla fine della campagna 1997, a seguito della rimozione dell'humus,
sono emersi i blocchi superstiti, conservatisi a partire dalla quota del balteus, tutti
...
Eugenia Equini Schneider, 1999
10
The Architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio in Ten Books, ...
Hence the construction of dials varies according to the places in which they are to
be erected; for from the size of the equinoctial shadow, are formed analemmata,
by means of which the shadows of gnomons are adjusted to the situation of the ...
Marcus VITRUVIUS POLLIO, Joseph GWILT, 1826
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANALEMMATA»
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analemmata is used in the context of the following news items.
The World's First Tutulemma
Analemmata [2] aren't just found on maps. You could also produce one yourself, in your own backyard. That's exactly what a small subset of astrophotography ... «Big Think, Jan 15»
Special Report To the Highest Bidder: The Written History of Horology
... Federico Commandini's edition of Ptolemy's “Liber de Analemmata” dated 1562 — a fundamental text on the construction of solar quadrants; ... «New York Times, Mar 09»
