I wonder what life was like before mechanical clocks.
I suppose your day was less structured than ours are today.
Maybe to work at sunrise, go home at sunset.
Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired.
I wonder how many people used sundials? Was it a common thing to have?
Was it a necessity?
How did everyone show up on time for a 9pm Opera?
What was the accurate time of day good for back then?
Before mechanical clocks you probably wasted a lot of time waiting for
people or events.
Who cared about accurate time, and why?
Churches?
Armies?
Courts?
Scientists?
Governments?
Sailers?
Sundials became very sophisticated, but why?
thanks;
brent
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