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A sundial is said to be the timepiece with the fewest moving parts What is the timepiece with the most moving parts?
an hourglass (the sand)
What are sundial and how do they work?
A sundial is a device that tells time based on the sun's relative position. It has a triangular part that stands up from the dial, casting a shadow that points to different parts of the dial through the day. It needs to be set up for where it will be used, and daily equation of time offsets need to be manually compensated for.
What would be different about a sundial in the north pole?
A sundial in the north pole would have a steeper and shorter gnomon compared to sundials in lower latitudes. The spacing of the hour markers in a sundial in the north pole would be same; the hour lines would be 24 hours.
What came first the wheelbarrow or the sundial?
sundial
What is pin of a sundial called?
The gnomon is the indicator on a sundial.
What type of clock was invented with no moving parts?
the clock that was invented with no moving parts is a sundial
A sundial is said to be the timepiece with the fewest moving parts What is the timepiece with the most moving parts?
an hourglass (the sand)
Time measuring devices used in ancient time in different parts of world?
sundial, sand-clock, candle-clock,water-clock and simple pendulum
What are sundial and how do they work?
A sundial is a device that tells time based on the sun's relative position. It has a triangular part that stands up from the dial, casting a shadow that points to different parts of the dial through the day. It needs to be set up for where it will be used, and daily equation of time offsets need to be manually compensated for.
What is the different between clock and sun dial?
A sundial is a type of clock
What is a sentence with the word sundial in it?
I have a sundial in the garden.The sundial were the earliest form of clocks.
What are the different measuring devices from ancient to modern time?
sandclock ;sundial; waterclock
What would be different about a sundial in the north pole?
A sundial in the north pole would have a steeper and shorter gnomon compared to sundials in lower latitudes. The spacing of the hour markers in a sundial in the north pole would be same; the hour lines would be 24 hours.
Two very popular and common objects have the same function but one has thousands of moving parts while the other has absolutely no moving parts What are they?
An hourglass and a sundial.
What came first the wheelbarrow or the sundial?
sundial
What did George Washington use to tell the time?
He used a portable sundial.
Which way to fix sundial?
The answer depends on what is wrog with the sundial.
