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The sundial and the compass are two completely different instruments, built for different purposes.
The sundial is an instrument designed for a specific location on earth and permanently installed there, on which the shadow of one of its parts indicates the hour of the day (while the sun is up and making shadows).
The compass is an instrument used for navigation. It includes a free-floating magnetized component which, when held level and still, aligns itself with the earth's magnetic field and in doing so, points approximately north.
A sundial compass is a portable sundial attached over a compass via a hinge. There are some adjustable legs that need to be used to level the instrument if not on level ground. The gnome is hinged and needs to be put in the up postition where it locks into place. There should be what looks like a protractor that is to the right of the gnome that is on a hinge. That to needs to be flipped up as well. The protractor is used to set the sundial to the correct latitude angle. The compass is to find true north based off of the area's magnetic north declination. Once the instrument has been leveled, set to the correct latitude, and to true north just observe the shadow that is cast on to the sundial's face by the gnome. For those in the Southern Hemisphere, everything is the same except you will want to find true south instead. When the instrument is not in use be sure to set the compass needle brake to ensure the needle bearing in not damaged. Just slide a lever on the side of the compass and the needle should lock in place. Fold everything else down and store. One more thing I better mention, is that the time the sundial will show is what is called local apparent time and not the time as shown on your watch unless you happen to be at the center of your time zone. The sundial will be ahead if you are on the east side of the time zone and behind if you are on the west side.
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Because he portable sundial does not work without a compass
Why does the portable sundial need a compass?
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Why does the portable sundial need compass?
Because he portable sundial does not work without a compass
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You can't use a sundial in the night when its dark but you can tell the time using a sundial in daytime
HOW TO USE sundial?
a sundial is very simple to use mailny because it uses the suns rays however if it is night time the use of a sundial is no longer possible on the sundial it will have numbers on it and when the sun shines on it it will cast a particular shadow that shadow should line up with a number and then it will tell you the approximate time
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Who used the sundial or uses it still?
people still use sundial. they also use them in gardens as garden features for more info on sundials visit the site below it gives heaps of info!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial people still use sundial. they also use them in gardens as garden features for more info on sundials visit the site below it gives heaps of info!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial
Would your sundial read the same time as another sundial 100 miles directly north of you?
yes, as long as its on the same line of longitude you can use the same sundial
