why is the day divided into 24 hours, and we tell that time in 2 increments of 12? have there been other time-telling systems and history, and if so why didn’t they catch on?
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There were several ancient cultures that counted by 12s (and 60s).
Further to the sundial discussion, there really only used to be 12 hours in the day. Since sundials only work in the daylight they would divide the day into 12 equal parts and then just wait for the sun to come up again. There wasn’t any way to track time during the night.
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