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

  • PilferJynx@lemmy.world
    3·
    9 months ago

    The only thing is that it severely limits the options to meet somewhere when all you got is dawn, noon, and dusk.

          • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
            1·
            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

        • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          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.ukEnglish
            1·
            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

      • PilferJynx@lemmy.world
        1·
        9 months ago

        Yep, quarter hours are how we normally function today. Which is fine and I wholly agree. You still need the second for that system to function though, as you can’t get that without measuring time.