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When the sundial is properly alligned, the pointy shadow works just like the hour hand on a clock.
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What is the definition of sundial?
A sundial is a round dial with a pointer for the sun. When placed correctly it will read the time of day.
When was Sun Dial created?
Sun Dial was created in 1990.
Are there different types of sundials?
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.
How did the Aztec tell time?
The Aztecs used a sun dial. Being a sophisticated race they realized that the Earth revolved around the sun. When the shadows on the dial had moved, they knew that the time had changed.
What is the plural of sun-dial?
The plural is sun dials.
What is the definition of sundial?
A sundial is a round dial with a pointer for the sun. When placed correctly it will read the time of day.
What is that thing on a shadow clock?
The `Gnomon` is the part of the shadow clock, or sun dial, that casts a shadow onto the face from the sun, so that the time can be read.
How Can you tell time by sun?
You can use a sun dial.
Was the sun dial an early temperature thermometer?
No. The sun dial was an early device to help tell time.
What is a sun dial?
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun
What is the Foxboro company sun dial?
The front of the building at 38 Neponset Ave., Foxboro, MA has a large beautiful sundial. At any time of day, one can read the sundial like any other to see the "sun time". If one looks at the sun dial at noon, one can read the date. The gnomon is angled towards the southeast. If you stop at the guard desk at the building, the guard/s some times have a pamphlet with history and details about the sundial that you may read. Note that "sun time" and "human clock time" often do not match. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gnomon
How did they tell the time in middle ages?
sun dial
What does a sun dial show?
The approximate time of the day, based on the position of the sun.
How did people read time in olden days?
Some people used the positioning of the sun and the way it sets to determin the time.
What information can a shadow give you?
The only really practical usage I can think of is indicating the time on a Sun Dial. Thus the dial needs a fin-like shadow pointer called a Gnomon ( pronounced Nomon) The shadow is actually read off for the time of day.
What is a Nuremberg Sun dial?
a protable sun dial
What is a dial?
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun
