The History of Timekeeping
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How Long Is a Roman Hour?
Time literally stretches and shrinks in the ancient world. The romans would bisect their day into two sets of 12 hours. Astronomer ibnal shati became most famous for a sundial that was probably the most sophisticated ever made. And it measured what were called equal hours, where the whole day and night period was divided equally.
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