A challenge for the astute astronomer
Greetings all...I have a challenge!
I have a friend who is trying to determine the exact time that Napoleon B crowned himself emperor.
What we know is the date: 2 December 1804
We know the location is Notre Dame (ND):
He arrived the ND at 11.45am
The ceremony was over by 3.00pm
Using the painting by Jacques - Louis David (titled Napoleon's Coronation).. we have a a sun shadow in the painting...but that all we have.
The challenge is... work out the approximate time of the actual coronation.
Cheers Petra d.
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