Sun Dials

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Timekeeping device
gptkbp:cannotWorkAt gptkb:Night
Cloudy weather
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Gnomon
Dial plate
gptkbp:displayType Apparent solar time
gptkbp:earliestKnownUse gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:Ancient_Babylon
gptkbp:foundIn Gardens
Public squares
Historical sites
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sun Dials
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Ancient_Rome
Ancient Greece
gptkbp:relatedTo Astronomy
Horology
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Mechanical_clocks
gptkbp:requires Sunlight
gptkbp:studiedIn Gnomonics
gptkbp:symbolizes Passage of time
gptkbp:type Analemmatic sundial
Equatorial sundial
Horizontal sundial
Vertical sundial
gptkbp:usedFor Measuring time
gptkbp:uses Position of the sun
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alkaline_Trio_(compilation_album)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7