Fact of the Day: 04/01/2022

Society has progressed so much when it comes to  calculating time. People can now tell time on wrist watches, clocks, phones, computers, and so much more. But how did ancient people tell time? According to Wonderopolis.org, “. . . Babylonians, Egyptians, Chinese, and Hindus, divided the Sun’s cycle into different timekeeping periods. The ancient Egyptians, for example, built tall obelisks that would cast shadows to help divide the day into sections” (“How did people keep time before clocks?” par. 6). If you are interested in learning more about the ancient ways of timekeeping, check out the article in this fact’s References. Do you think the ancient timekeeping methods were as efficient as our ways of telling time today?

 Reference(s): https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-did-people-keep-time-before-clocks#:~:text=Historians%20believe%20many,constellations%20after%20dark.

Fact Author: Durga I.

Fact Editor: Ace

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