BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoHow did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1108arrow-down1message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square102fedilinkfile-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-up4·8 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