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A sundial is a device that, when properly oriented, can indicate the time of day based on the direction sunlight is coming from at the time. It works by casting a shadow into a surface, usually marked with times.
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How did the Aztecs measure time?
using a sundial
What do the numbers mean on a sundial?
They refer to the time - in hours. The slanted edge of the gnomon casts a shadow on the sundial at the position which represents the time.
What was one of the earliest forms for telling time?
sundial
What is the oldest instrument used to measure time?
The sundial
What is a sun dial?
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun
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 did George Washington use to tell the time?
He used a portable sundial.
Which way to fix sundial?
The answer depends on what is wrog with the 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.
How do you spell a sundial noman?
The vertical pointer on a sundial is the gnomon.
Who invented the first sundial?
Theodosius of Bithynia invented the sundial.
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 a sundial is called a gnomon. The gnomon is the part of the sundial that casts the shadow onto the dial, indicating the time.
What is the name of the arm of a sundial?
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?
Which is the largest sundial europe or jaipur-?
The largest sundial europe or jaipur is jaipur observatory.
What is the arm of a sundial called?
gnomon
What is midday on a sundial?
The shortest shadow on a sundial would be afternoon or Middaay
