I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoHow did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1181arrow-down1message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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-squareZiggurat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoThe main interest of the moon position is that it’s a bright object, everybody knows. No need any specific knowledge. Now that while you had this conversion the moon moved a lot, so expect that so many hour have passed. It’s rough but sufficient
The main interest of the moon position is that it’s a bright object, everybody knows. No need any specific knowledge. Now that while you had this conversion the moon moved a lot, so expect that so many hour have passed. It’s rough but sufficient