Yes, sundials can tell time. That is what they are designed to do.
Instruments commonly used by Elizabethans to tell time included sundials, hourglasses, and candle clocks. Sundials relied on the position of the sun's shadow to indicate the time, while hourglasses measured time by the flow of sand, and candle clocks used the time it took for a marked candle to burn down.
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.
Sundials use the position of the sun to cast a shadow onto marked surfaces, indicating the time of day based on the shadow's position. By following the movement of the shadow, people could estimate the time accurately during daylight hours. Sundials were widely used before the invention of mechanical clocks and provided a simple and reliable method for telling time.
Sundials require sunlight.
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The egyptians used sundials to tell time.
the ancient Greeks used sundials to tell time.
Sundials were used to tell time, back without watches.
They couldn't tell the time from sundials because there was no sun.
There is no specific date stated as to when sundials were first used.
Yes, sundials can tell time. That is what they are designed to do.
In olden days, they allowed people to tell the time.
Clocks. Sundials.
Well, for starters you just used sundial in a sentence. But another sentence could be... Sundials help you tell time.
There have been many cultures use the sundials over the years. The Egyptians and Mayans both used the sundials. The American government used sundials in the 1830's.