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

    • PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Yup! I really love the whole story there. It was sort of like the space race but with tall masted ships and pirates and such.

      I mean, you also had the slave trade, but if you blithely ignore the discomforting parts of history, reading about it can be fun.