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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 way should a sundial face?
12 o clock due north
Disadvantages of telling time the olden way?
sundial could be in a shadow and give no clues
Why was the modern sundial built?
to see the time in easy way or to make more development.
What did George Washington use to tell the time?
He used a portable sundial.
What is pin of a sundial called?
The pin of a sundial is called a gnomon. It is the part of the sundial that casts a shadow onto the dial face to indicate the time.
Why is a sundial not a reliable way of telling the time?
A sundial relies on the position of the sun to cast a shadow, meaning it only works during daylight hours. It is also affected by factors such as the season, latitude, and obstacles blocking sunlight, making it less accurate than a clock.
Why does a gnomon on a sundial have to be 45 degrees?
It doesn't. The gnomon is supposed to match the latitude of the location where the sundial is placed. If the latitude is 30 degrees and the gnomon is 45 the entire sundial will have to be tilted to keep correct time. Another way to describe this is to say that the gnomon should be parallel to the Earth's axis.
Who invented the first sundial?
Theodosius of Bithynia invented the sundial.
How do you spell a sundial noman?
The vertical pointer on a sundial is the gnomon.
What name is given to a pointer on a sundial?
The pointer on a sundial is called a gnomon. It casts a shadow on the sundial face to indicate the time.
The shadow of a sundial is called?
the shadow of the sundial is just called a shadow
