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s&s Chapter 1
The Light He Called Day
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Day | Most basic unit for passage of time |
| Sundial | Used for telling time by using direction of Sun. Used gnomon for casting Sun's shadow and dial with markings along edge to show different times of day |
| Hours | Smaller intervals of the day |
| Noon | When the sun is directly above us |
| Meridian | An imaginary line which defines the middle of the sky |
| A.M. | Means ante meridian (before middle of day) |
| P.M. | Means post meridian (after middle of day) |
| High noon | When the Sun reaches the meridian |
| Terminator | A boundary that encircles the world, dividing the sunlit half of the globe from the dark half |
| Twilight | Time of transition between day and night |
| Horizon | Where land ends and sky begins |