Yes, sundials can tell time. That is what they are designed to do.
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.
An Amish or Mennonite person uses Sundials to tell the time. At noon, the sun is directly overhead.
They had pendulum clocks. (What you might call a grandfather clock). Also sundials, water clocks, candles.
Sundials use the posidtion of the sun to cast a shadow on the dial. You can then read the number on where the shadow falls to get the time. As a result, no, there shouldn't be different types of sundials.
Clocks. Sundials.
In olden days, they allowed people to tell the time.
Sundials were a good thing 2 use!!
Sundials were used to tell time, back without watches.
By sundials, hour glasses, water clocks and astrolables.
Yes, sundials can tell time. That is what they are designed to do.
They couldn't tell the time from sundials because there was no sun.
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.
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they used sundials i think
Well, for starters you just used sundial in a sentence. But another sentence could be... Sundials help you tell time.
When the sundial casts no shadow, it is noon where you are.Then you had to estimate from there, but regulars users got very close with their estimations. They also studied the tides and the stars.