The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It’s actually easier to tell the time using the stars rather than the sun, because the elevation of the sun is hard to estimate without using a device like a sundial; but there are always stars near enough to the horizon that their elevation can be estimated with the unaided eye.