1) When was the sundial invented?
wikipedia
The mathematician and astronomer have invented a w sundial that could be used anywhere on Earth. The Romans adopted the Greek sundials, and the first record of a sundial in Rome is 293 BC according to Pliny.
2) How old is the oldest sundial?
livescience
Ancient Egyptian Sundial Discovered at Valley of the Kings. A sundial dating to the 13th century B.C. and considered one of the oldest Egyptian sundials, was discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the burial place of rulers from Egypt's New Kingdom period (around 1550 B.C. to 1070 B.C.).
3) How can a sundial be used to tell time?
wikipedia
A sundial is used to tell the time of day when there is sunlight by making a apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a gnomon, which casts a shadow onto the dial.
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