The first sundials were thought to have been used at around 3,500 BC (about 5,500 years ago). As they were first used such a long time ago, no one knows exactly who invented them.
This method of using the sun to tell the time was later adapted into one of the oldest forms of clock, the sundial. By using a vertical pole on a horizontal surface, the pasting of daylight hours could be easily tracked. This method for of telling time is still used today, and not just as decoration in gardens. By placing an angled vertical plain onto a circular horizontal plain, like a clock face and placing it in the sun, a simple clock has been made. As the sun shines onto the sundial, a shadow is produced, and this points to a number. This number is the hour of the day. It is a very simple idea, but it was still not very accurate, as on a cloudy, or rainy day, the sundial would be useless. Nevertheless this method was used for over 2000 years without much improvement. Then something new came along.
There is no such thing as a "Sundail". However, sundialsare primitive clocks.
How your sundail either proved or disproved your hypothesis
There is no such thing as a sundail or a clockorigin.
To tell time with the Sun.
because they were dum and undentafied
Time, It uses the Sun to cast a shadow.
In the past, sundail were used to tell the time. A sundial is one of the simplest clock. The sun casts shadwo on the sundial 's face. The movement of the shadow follows the apparent movement of the sun. The position of the shadow on the scal gives the time.Sundials can still be found today. The picture below show a sundail in singpore.
The largest sundial in Malaysia is located in Batu Kawan, Seberang Prai, Penang. The sundial has a diameter of 7.1 meters.
They used the suns positions to tell the time. They used a device called a Sundail. For more information GOOGLE IT!!!!
The first sundial was used by the ancient Egyptians around 3500 BC. They relied on the shadow cast by a stick placed in the ground to track the movement of the sun and tell time.
Sundials have been used since ancient times, with early examples dating back to around 1500 BC. The concept of using the sun's position to tell time has been around for thousands of years, evolving into various forms and designs over time.
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