What are the limitations of a sundial?
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1. Can only tell the time, not the date.
2.Obviously needs sun, not clearly viewable on a cloudy/dark day.
3. Needs to be in a certain position in order to be accurate.
2.Obviously needs sun, not clearly viewable on a cloudy/dark day.
3. Needs to be in a certain position in order to be accurate.
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Sundial and its limitations.
Explanation:
Sundial is a device that uses the sun's rays to determine the time of the day. It depends on the position of the sun in the sky to determine time.
Several limitations of a sundial are listed below-
- It does not work at night due to the absence of sun
- It cannot work in cloudy and stormy weather
- It is not completely accurate.
- The tilt in the earths axis during revolution around the sun further reduces the accuracy of a sundial
- It cannot be used to measure smaller units of time like seconds.
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