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How did ancient people measure time?​

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Answered by ramya2316
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One of the earliest of all devices to tell time was the sundial. The sundial is looked on as being a form of sun-powered clock. ... There was another more advanced shadow clock or sundial in use by the ancient Egyptians around 1500 BC. This shadow clock or sundial permitted one to measure the passage of hours within a day.

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Answered by 097168
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Answer:They use sundials

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Sundials and water clocks

The Ancient Egyptians used simple sundials and divided days into smaller parts, and it has been suggested that as early as 1,500BC, they divided the interval between sunrise and sunset into 12 parts

SUNDIAL. The use of sundials is ancient, with the basic idea being a central gnomon casting a shadow from the sun to mark the passage of time.

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