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ID Code A-767
Photographer Shigeo Hayashi
Provider Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Location Moto-machi, Hakushima areas
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 170
Description Studying a stone lantern at Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine
Location: Moto-machi
Distance from hypocenter: approx. 170m
In front of the large torii on the approach to Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine, the team measured the angle of the shadow burned on the stone lantern by the heat ray. These measurements provided figures used to calculate angle of exposure to the heat ray and distance to the epicenter.

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