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[–] Arigion@feddit.de 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wait until you hear about traditional Japanese timekeeping, where the hours had different lengths throughout the year, depending on daylight: https://youtu.be/1BJmnEa6YGE

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

The Greeks also had variable length hours, and early water clocks attempted to adjust automatically over the year.