BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoHow did people tell time at night before clocks?message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1177file-text
arrow-up1177message-squareHow did people tell time at night before clocks?BOMBS@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
minus-squareTruthAintEasy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 months agoTo touch on the reciting of prayers, they would also use that to time mixing of substances and what little medical procedures they had. Neat!
minus-squareTolstoshev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoIs that where the idea of witches reciting incantations while mixing potions comes from?
To touch on the reciting of prayers, they would also use that to time mixing of substances and what little medical procedures they had. Neat!
Is that where the idea of witches reciting incantations while mixing potions comes from?