It is in the very centre of the city, situated close to the Palace of Christiansborg, and was erected in 1845 from the great sculptor's own design, based on the Egyptian order of architecture.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
The astronomical day based on the sun, is 24 hours long, as said before.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
Now all this is based upon the Pole Star being in the celestial sphere exactly over the North Pole of the earth.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper