A sundial is not accurate when it is cloudy, rainy, or at night when there is no direct sunlight to cast a shadow. Additionally, if the sundial is not properly calibrated for its location or if it is moved, it may not accurately tell time.
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.
The pointer on a sundial is called a gnomon. It casts a shadow on the sundial face to indicate the time.
the shadow of the sundial is just called a shadow
The raised arm of a sundial that indicates the time of day by its shadow is the gnomon (NO-mon). A sundial has but one arm, what do you mean by secondary arm?
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I have a sundial in the garden.The sundial were the earliest form of clocks.
He used a portable sundial.
The answer depends on what is wrog with the sundial.
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.
Theodosius of Bithynia invented the sundial.
The vertical pointer on a sundial is the gnomon.
The pointer on a sundial is called a gnomon. It casts a shadow on the sundial face to indicate the time.
the shadow of the sundial is just called a shadow
The raised arm of a sundial that indicates the time of day by its shadow is the gnomon (NO-mon). A sundial has but one arm, what do you mean by secondary arm?
You can find Piggy's statement about the sundial in Chapter 10 of the book "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. It is on page 152 of the 1999 Penguin edition. Piggy mentions that the sundial is not working properly, leading to a discussion about the passage of time and the boys' increasingly chaotic behavior.
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The largest sundial europe or jaipur is jaipur observatory.