La meridiana di Egnazio Danti nella Torre dei Venti in Vaticano: un'icona della riforma Gregoriana del calendario
arXiv:1401.3577
Abstract
The meridian line traced by Egnazio Danti in the Torre dei Venti in Vatican demostrated the need of the Gregorian Reformation of the Calendar. A review on this instrument is presented, along with the astrometric recognition. This meridian line, dated 1580, is deviated of 72 arcminutes Westward from the true North.
arXiv comment11 pages, 5 figures and 1 table. Text in Italian