Hi Brent,
That reminds be of a book that I read that indicated that some society or
club meetings were held on certain days close to the full moon. For example,
every month on the Thursday after the full moon at 9pm. I assume that was to
allow you to use the moon light to travel at night in the days when there
was no street lighting. I suppose they could have used a moon dial to
determine 9pm because there would be moon light.
Roderick Wall.
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From: Brent
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 8:41 AM
To: Sundial List
Subject: life before clocks
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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