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

  • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Matters for public transport tbh

    Which didn’t operate on that strict a time schedule (if at all) in the time period OP is asking about.

    • Flax@feddit.uk
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      8 months ago

      Fair. I’d hate to show up to my bus 5 minutes early just to realise it left 10 minutes early, though