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

    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      Matters for public transport tbh

      Which didn’t operate on that strict a time schedule (if at all) in the time period OP is asking about.

      • Flax@feddit.uk
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        9 months ago

        Fair. I’d hate to show up to my bus 5 minutes early just to realise it left 10 minutes early, though

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        9 months ago

        I do, if it’s early it just waits. Although tbh usually it’s 1-2 minutes late which isn’t a big deal