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-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months ago could guesstimate the time to within about 30 minutes. Which is more than precise enough for the people in the time OP is asking about.
Which is more than precise enough for the people in the time OP is asking about.