BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoHow did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1183arrow-down1message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square105fedilinkfile-text
The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
minus-squarePrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoYup! I really love the whole story there. It was sort of like the space race but with tall masted ships and pirates and such. I mean, you also had the slave trade, but if you blithely ignore the discomforting parts of history, reading about it can be fun.
Yup! I really love the whole story there. It was sort of like the space race but with tall masted ships and pirates and such.
I mean, you also had the slave trade, but if you blithely ignore the discomforting parts of history, reading about it can be fun.