what would have had happened if we had no standard time
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This is called a Sextant. It has six units of measurement on a 125 degree compass, so that wherever you are on the planet, you can use the stars at night and the Sun during the day to determine speed, direction, and time. Before clocks or standard time, this was the only way to know exactly when you were located.
Without Standard Time, or more precisely, Arabic Time (60 seconds in a Minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 60 hours in a fortnight (2 and a half days), 60 fortnights in a year (150 days marked the ancient Anon), 60 years in a Solar Cycle. (60*150=9000 days, or 24 Earth years to make a man, important in the pre-Islamic Arabian Religion) ), humans determined time in four quarters: Midnight, Midday, Dawn and Dusk. They weren’t divided into six hours until well into the Middle ages.
Most of the stars in the night sky are named for Arabian Sultans, the very letters on this page are Arabic Characters (unless you are in Southeast Asia).Anyway, How we determine economy today is based upon precise time. Everyone Must Conform. Otherwise, Money makes no sense.
Your boss would say “Work from Dawn until Dusk, and I will give you a wage.”
If you were in the tropics, you would have steady pay. In the Summer, above 20 degrees latitude, you would be paid less for more work time, and in Winter it would be more pay for less work.
Luckily someone came out with these:
