Hi this is granter100 the earliest form of a sundial was a t shaped stick stuck in the ground, also a bit later on a shadow clock was invented in ancient Egypt
The sundial was used in the old days to tell the time of day. The sun's movement across the daytime sky would project a shadow onto the surface, (ground), below the stake, (which was stuck in the ground on the earliest versions). The sundial only worked in the daylight hours, (obviously), and I've never heard of a "Moondial" or anything of that nature so I guess they had no means of telling time at night.
Theodosius of Bithynia invented the sundial.
I think the earliest form is poem, because The Book of Songs is the earliest poetry anthology and the earliest literature.
The shortest shadow on a sundial would be afternoon or Middaay
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I have a sundial in the garden.The sundial were the earliest form of clocks.
The earliest known sundials existed in ancient Egypt. The earliest description of a sundial is from the Old Testament of the Bible.
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I dont know but the could be built by the babylonians or the chinese
The earliest form of exchange was known as barter
The sundial was used in the old days to tell the time of day. The sun's movement across the daytime sky would project a shadow onto the surface, (ground), below the stake, (which was stuck in the ground on the earliest versions). The sundial only worked in the daylight hours, (obviously), and I've never heard of a "Moondial" or anything of that nature so I guess they had no means of telling time at night.
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.
Earliest Available Time or Earliest Arrival Time
"Primitive as a sundial" refers to something that is basic, rudimentary, or lacking in sophistication, much like an early or simple sundial used for telling time. Sundials, which rely on the position of the sun's shadow cast by a gnomon (the part that casts the shadow), represent one of the earliest forms of timekeeping. The phrase suggests a straightforward, perhaps outdated method of measuring or understanding something, highlighting its simplicity or lack of modern complexity.
Stonehenge is not considered the first sundial, but it is one of the earliest monumental structures that align with solar movements. Archaeological evidence suggests it was used for astronomical observations, including tracking the solstices. True sundials, which use a gnomon to cast a shadow on a marked surface to indicate time, developed later in history, particularly in ancient Greece and Rome. Therefore, while Stonehenge played a role in ancient timekeeping, it is not classified as a sundial.