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How would people in the olden times measure time before watches
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How would people in the olden times measure time before watches

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They used a sundial. Sundials consisted of a tall vertical or diagonal-standing object used to measure the time, called a gnomon. Sundials were able to measure time (with relative accuracy) by the shadow caused by the gnomon.

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