Question

• Why did people choose to split the day into 24 hours,
Instead of any other number?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Our 24-hour day comes from the ancient Egyptians who divided day-time into 10 hours they measured with devices such as shadow clocks, and added a twilight hour at the beginning and another one at the end of the day-time, says Lomb. "Night-time was divided in 12 hours, based on the observations of stars.

Answer 2

Answer:

To make it easy for traveling and to learn how and when the earth orbits the sun.

Explanation:

• The people from the old times used devices such as a shadow clock to measure the day and night.
• After doing this it was way easier to see the time zones of other countries or cities.