I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoHow did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1179arrow-down1message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-text
The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
minus-squareAmaltheamannenlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoBy comparing historical accounts of known events with stable periods, like eclipses or comets.
By comparing historical accounts of known events with stable periods, like eclipses or comets.