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The Sun over Phang Nga Bay in Thailand (), at 7:00 a.m. local time on a March morning. The position of the Sun in the sky is a function of both the time and the geographic location of observation on Earth's surface.
Tun Sun remained independent until it was seized and became a vassal of Funan in the 3rd century CE, [4]: 20 [2]: 258 at least before 245 CE. [4]: 25 Tun Sun disappeared from history about the beginning of the 6th century CE, [2]: 262 when new principalities of Dvaravati emerged in central Thailand. [7]: 234 [8]
The relative position of the Sun is a major factor in the heat gain of buildings and in the performance of solar energy systems. [1] Accurate location-specific knowledge of sun path and climatic conditions is essential for economic decisions about solar collector area, orientation, landscaping, summer shading, and the cost-effective use of ...
Thailand had a 2017 GDP of US$1.236 trillion (on a purchasing power parity basis). [202] Thailand is the second largest economy in Southeast Asia after Indonesia. Thailand ranks midway in the wealth spread in Southeast Asia as it is the fourth richest nation according to GDP per capita, after Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia.
Wat Arun. The Tai or Thai ethnic group migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of centuries. The word Siam (Thai: สยาม RTGS: Sayam) may have originated from Pali (suvaṇṇabhūmi, "land of gold"), Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, "dark"), or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, "stranger"), with likely the same root as Shan and Ahom.
The Tropic of Cancer's position is not fixed, but constantly changes because of a slight wobble in the Earth's longitudinal alignment relative to the ecliptic, the plane in which the Earth orbits around the Sun. Earth's axial tilt varies over a 41,000-year period from about 22.1 to 24.5 degrees, and as of 2000 is about 23.4 degrees, which will ...
According to the local legends, Suphannabhum is the succeeding state of an ancient port city of Mueang Uthong, [10] [11] which evolved into complex state societies around 300 C.E. [12]: 300, 302, 306–307 Since the river leading to the sea was dried up in places, shallow, and consequently not navigable, and also due to some pandemics, Uthong lost its influence as the trading hub; the city was ...
Vajiralongkorn [c] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama X.. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20.