People used the sun and stars to keep track of time before clocks. In the day, they watched where the sun was, like when it came up or went down. At night, they looked at the sky and saw how the stars moved. Some people even used fire to help them know what time it was.
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- A farmer knew it was morning when the sun came up.
- A sailor used the position of the moon to tell what time it was at sea.
- A child watched a fire burn and counted how many hours passed.
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See also
- How Did Ancient People Tell Time Without a Clock?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count Time?
- How Did People Keep Time Before Clocks?
- How Did the First Clocks Measure Time Before Electricity?
- How Did the First Clocks Measure Time?
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