hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone to The Internet in Ancient Times@lemmy.world · 4 months agoFR I hate it when I can't read my sundiallemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down13
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minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·4 months agoWhy would anyone need to know the time besides when to plant? Give me a good star based calendar any night of the week.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoAnything other than day and night and the changing of the seasons is new-fangled and useless.
minus-squaremeleethecat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI’m sure you’re joking, but finding the position of the sun is (or was) important for navigation too. Vikings used to use crystals to locate the sun when it was cloudy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_(medieval)
Why would anyone need to know the time besides when to plant? Give me a good star based calendar any night of the week.
Anything other than day and night and the changing of the seasons is new-fangled and useless.
I’m sure you’re joking, but finding the position of the sun is (or was) important for navigation too. Vikings used to use crystals to locate the sun when it was cloudy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_(medieval)
What kind of kings?