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

  • Bombastion@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 months ago

    Fun fact: we’re pretty sure this is why hourglasses (or sand clocks in general) were invented! They flow at a pretty consistent rate even on board a ship, and were basically just a tweak on the design of a water clock.