BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 个月前How did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1183arrow-down1message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 个月前message-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-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 个月前 could guesstimate the time to within about 30 minutes. Which is more than precise enough for the people in the time OP is asking about.
Which is more than precise enough for the people in the time OP is asking about.