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Definition of Gnomonical

Gnomonical
Gnomonic Gno*mon"ic, Gnomonical Gno*mon"ic*al, a. [L. gnomonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. gnomonique. See Gnomon.] Of or pertaining to the gnomon, or the art of dialing. Gnomonic projection, a projection of the circles of the sphere, in which the point of sight is taken at the center of the sphere, and the principal plane is tangent to the surface of the sphere. ``The gnomonic projection derives its name from the connection between the methods of describing it and those for the construction of a gnomon or dial.' --Cyc. of Arts & Sciences.

Meaning of Gnomonical from wikipedia

- Gnomonics (from the ancient Gr**** word γνώμων, pronounced [/ɡnɔ̌ː.mɔːn/], meaning 'interpreter, discerner') is the study of the design, construction and...
- A gnomonic projection, also known as a central projection or rectilinear projection, is a perspective projection of a sphere, with center of projection...
- original on 12 December 2016. Weisstein, Eric W. "Gnomonic Projection". MathWorld. Savard, John. "The Gnomonic Projection". Archived from the original on 30...
- Unlike other polyhedral map projections, the Dymaxion map does not use a gnomonic projection (perspective projection through the Earth's center onto the...
- geodesic is φ = −7.07°, λ = −159.31°, α = −57.45°. A straight line drawn on a gnomonic chart is a portion of a great circle. When this is transferred to a Mercator...
- segments with ideal endpoints on the boundary sphere. It is analogous to the gnomonic projection of spherical geometry, in that geodesics (great circles in spherical...
- in some aspect Conic Equirectangular Sinusoidal Two-point Werner Gnomonic Gnomonic Loxodromic Loxi****l Mercator Retroazi****l (Mecca or Qibla) Craig...
- in some aspect Conic Equirectangular Sinusoidal Two-point Werner Gnomonic Gnomonic Loxodromic Loxi****l Mercator Retroazi****l (Mecca or Qibla) Craig...
- in some aspect Conic Equirectangular Sinusoidal Two-point Werner Gnomonic Gnomonic Loxodromic Loxi****l Mercator Retroazi****l (Mecca or Qibla) Craig...
- in some aspect Conic Equirectangular Sinusoidal Two-point Werner Gnomonic Gnomonic Loxodromic Loxi****l Mercator Retroazi****l (Mecca or Qibla) Craig...