show time for different places around the world. If I make the sundial so its gnomon is 45 degrees latitude and make the adjustment by also tilting the face of the dial so that it now sits at 45 degrees (adding 5 degrees to the angle since my actual location is 40 degrees N), will I be able to roughly tell time of a location that is 45 degrees N while being located 40 degrees N? I hope some of you out there can help or at least tell me if I'm on the right track.
2007-02-07 08:35:59 · 1 answers · asked by yumbum 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It might, but there's a better (cooler?) way.
Detach the gnomon, rotate it one hour in the correct direction, and then reattach it. That way, the shadows cast by your sundials are uniform and parallel, but reflect time zone differences.
2007-02-07 08:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋