▲ 183 ▼ How did people tell time at night before clocks? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 101 comments fedilink hide all child comments The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
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[–] z00s@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've been living in the future but I should've been living in the past permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Tyfud@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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