BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoHow did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square65fedilinkfile-text
The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
minus-squareoctopus_ink@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 months agoWhat if I needed to coordinate a nocturnal scheme??!!
minus-squareIlluminostro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoUnless you were on guard duty, you didn’t.
What if I needed to coordinate a nocturnal scheme??!!
Have a signal.
Unless you were on guard duty, you didn’t.