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

  • silly goose meekah@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    If spring and pendulum clocks were only invented after 1300 years of clocks existing, how did clocks work before? Powered by a weight pulling down that has to be lifted back up every so often?