How did people tell time at night before clocks?
The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
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The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
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Like distance from the Earth. And do some of them “sit” in one place, like always over North America?
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