Colin the Mathmo
Happy Equinox Everyone!
Today, as the Sun sets, the path it takes to the horizon is at the same angle to the vertical as your latitude.
So if you plot the shadow of a point against a wall as the Sun sets, you can measure your latitude.
Which is kinda cool.
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