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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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.

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