BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoHow did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1184arrow-down1message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square104fedilinkfile-text
The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
minus-squareAmaltheamannen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 months agoBy comparing historical accounts of known events with stable periods, like eclipses or comets.
By comparing historical accounts of known events with stable periods, like eclipses or comets.