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Alignments to sunrise and sunset on solstices in the layout of Lafayette Square, Washington

Amelia Carolina Sparavigna

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The paper is discussing the astronomical alignments we can find in the layout of Lafayette Square, a park located directly north of the White House, in Washington. Alignments are marking the sunrise and sunset azimuths on solstices. SunCalc.net software has used for investigating such alignments.

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The paper is discussing the astronomical alignments we can find in the layout of Lafayette Square, a park located directly north of the White House, in Washington. Alignments are marking the sunrise and sunset azimuths on solstices. SunCalc.net software has used for investigating such alignments.

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The paper is discussing the astronomical alignments we can find in the layout of Lafayette Square, a park located directly north of the White House, in Washington. Alignments are marking the sunrise and sunset azimuths on solstices. SunCalc.net software has used for investigating such alignments.

Key concepts: Sunrise, Sunset, Solstice, Square (algebra), Acre, Meteorology, Geography, Cartography

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