Following the movement of a shadow during the day is a way to track time. Try it yourself by making a sundial. A very long time ago (long before there were digital clocks and mobile phones), people ...
Check out Kerry Shrives’ appraisal of a French brass pocket sundial with compass, ca. 1700, in Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Hour 1. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS ...