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  Sundial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The classic garden sundial uses the same principle, except the lines of the disk are projected, using trigonometry, onto a face that is parallel to the ground.
A cardioid is the shape that connects the intersections between the solar-time marks of a conventional sundial, and the equal-angles of a true clock-time face.
Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay — a single spar cable stayed bridge that casts a shadow into a garden where the time may be read.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sundial   (2949 words)

  
 Bridge Encyclopedia Articles @ MetalworkArt.com (Metalwork Art)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
For example, it may be a bridge carrying a highway and forbidden for pedestrians and bicycles, or a pedestrian bridge, possibly also for bicycles.
Bridges can also be classified by their lineage, which is shown as the vertical axis on the diagram to the right.
Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PA Details of over 2,000 bridges of 8 feet span or greater.
www.metalworkart.com /encyclopedia/Bridge   (1654 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Sundial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Sundials are known from ancient Egypt, and were developed further by other cultures, including the Greeks and Romans.
Most sundials indicate time on the dial face by the shadow of a line in space called the style[1].
The nodus may be the tip of a gnomon with an arbitrary (usually horizontal or vertical) orientation[2].
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Sundial   (2817 words)

  
 Golden Gate Bridge Pictures and Virtual Tours Along and Around
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Golden Gate, a strait between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
During the construction of the bridge, the fort was carefully preserved.
Width of the bridge is 90 ft (27 m).
www.virtuar.com /ysf2/golden_gate_bridge.htm   (867 words)

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