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The first way people told time
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This vertical structure was used by the egyptians to tell time. It was a structure with 4 sides as a shadow clock, placing it in the sun would cast a shadow.
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The Babylonians started using a sundial. This flat circle on which a 12 hour face had been written. It had a gnomon which was a vertical marker in the center that would cast a shadow on the hour.
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Some people used the stars to tell time. It became very difficult to track on overcast days.
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The Clepsydra used the flow of water to measure time.
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