up until a few hundred years ago...when the clock was invented.
The sun dial was used for telling time. The sundial would cast a shadow so people know what time of day it was by where the shadow fell.
It was invented by priests to honor their gods
I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I'm pretty sure it's a sundial.
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.
Not surprisingly, a sundial keeps solar time (and only while the sun is out...)
He used a portable sundial.
A sundial
Because, they used a sundial to tell date and time.
sundial
A sundial is a way to tell time without a clock. It uses the sun and positions of shadows to tell the time. These are fairly accurate.
a sundial is a device that was used to tell time a long time ago. here is a vid that will tell you all about them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI0GqYJha1Q
It was used to tell the time and knowing the time even the aproximate time is quuite useful
Unfortunately, a sundial relies on the position of the sun's shadow to tell time, so it isn't possible to accurately tell time using a sundial on a cloudy day when the sun is obscured.
Well, for starters you just used sundial in a sentence. But another sentence could be... Sundials help you tell time.
the ancient Greeks used sundials to tell time.
Yes, sundials can tell time. That is what they are designed to do.
The sun dial was used for telling time. The sundial would cast a shadow so people know what time of day it was by where the shadow fell.