2012/06/26 by Amelia Carolina Sparavigna, Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #physics.pop-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1206.6062
Key-words: Town orientation, Sunrise amplitude, Centuriation, Archaeo-astronomy, Layout after equation revision
arxiv created 2012/08/09 · arxiv updated 2012/08/10
It seems that the ancient Roman towns were oriented with the sunrise. Here I propose a discussion on the orientation of Torino, the Julia Augusta Taurinorum, which has the ancient Roman structure perfectly preserved. According to this ancient ritual, we can use the sunrise amplitude to determine the Turin's birthday. The use of the hour angle is also proposed, in this case the day of the foundation of Turin could be the winter solstice.