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Yes. If you know that the Sun rises in the east and you know which direction is east, you can determine (roughly) what time it is.
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How can you tell time through sun's position?
if you know that where sun rises that is east and the position of east you can easily tell the time by seeing the sun
What is a sundial used for?
A sundial is a way to tell time without a clock. It uses the sun and positions of shadows to tell the time. These are fairly accurate.
What is a device that uses the position of shadows cast the sun to tell the time of day?
sundial
How do sundails help make people tell time before there were clocks?
The shadow of the sun on sundials changes throughout the day as the sun moves across the sky. This allows one to estimate the time.
How can you tell the time of day by the position of the sun in the sky?
Not 100% sure but if you look at the sun and see its in the middle its noon so you can estimate from there. Sorry if it wasnt that helpful...
How did tell time?
they use to tell time by looking at the sun. weather the sun was at the west or east or north or south, know they tell time by looking at the clock.
How can you tell time through sun's position?
if you know that where sun rises that is east and the position of east you can easily tell the time by seeing the sun
How Can you tell time by sun?
You can use a sun dial.
How did ancient Greek Athenians tell the time with the sun?
by the sun
What time can you tell with the sun?
hours!
How can you tell the time without a clock?
You can tell the time by looking at the sun's position. A great time teller is the sunflower wich turns after the sun on how he moves .
When the Romans used sundials how could they tell the exact time on rainy days or with no sun?
They couldn't tell the time from sundials because there was no sun.
What do you use sundail for?
To tell time with the Sun.
How did tudors tell the time?
Did they look were the sun was in the sky and have to estimate what time it was
How did peasants tell time?
The sun and moon, largely.
How did they tell the time in middle ages?
sun dial
How did people tell time back then?
Sun dials.
