What is a Sundial? Long before the age of clocks and the time of pocket watches, mankind had to come up with a simpler way to tell the time of day – a sundial is a device that does just that. The concept is simple: a flat surface adorned with a style is placed in plain view of the sun as it moves across the sky, and as the day goes by and the sun’s angle changes relative to the sundial, the shadow cast by the style changes appropriately. But wait, let’s take a step back. Style? What is that? … Continue reading How does a Sundial work?