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  1. zulux · · focus · HN ↗
    The Hours-Varry-By-Season is also reflected in older Japanese timekeeping: futeijihō
    1. Rendello · · focus · HN ↗
      Japan had some pretty interesting traditions in the Edo period:

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sangaku" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Sangaku

  2. Rendello · · focus · HN ↗
    I&#x27;ve always been interested by the κλεψύδρα, water clock. Searching that term now brings up hourglasses, which is a connection I&#x27;ve surprisingly never made.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Water_clock" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Water_clock

    1. pseudohadamard · · focus · HN ↗
      And specifically Ctesibius&#x27; one, <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ctesibius" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ctesibius, which is an analog computer for calculating the time.
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