BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoHow did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1183arrow-down1message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square102fedilinkfile-text
The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
minus-squareGreatAlbatrossAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoThis was also why the uk put massive prizes out for the first devices that could be used to accurately calculate longditude.
minus-squarePrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoYup! I really love the whole story there. It was sort of like the space race but with tall masted ships and pirates and such. I mean, you also had the slave trade, but if you blithely ignore the discomforting parts of history, reading about it can be fun.
This was also why the uk put massive prizes out for the first devices that could be used to accurately calculate longditude.
Yup! I really love the whole story there. It was sort of like the space race but with tall masted ships and pirates and such.
I mean, you also had the slave trade, but if you blithely ignore the discomforting parts of history, reading about it can be fun.