The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?

  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    They actually didn’t for the most part, hour level divisions were mostly for the sake of tracking time in the daytime, when having that level of precision could be important for things like jobs or time sensitive tasks, but at night all that really mattered was that you got to bed with enough time to get a full night’s sleep.