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Back in the day the Consuls were in charge of the calendar, and some of them paid more attention to that particular job than others. Precise time really starte
by mannyv 3y ago
Back in the day the Consuls were in charge of the calendar, and some of them paid more attention to that particular job than others.
Precise time really started with the railroads. Before that, well, you got there when you got there.
- lukan 3y ago"Precise time really started with the railroads. Before that, well, you got there when you got there." Interesting theory, but I believe binding contracts with time critical elements existed before the railroads. Merchants and loans and buildings and dept and interest rates ...
- ffgjgf1 3y ago> Precise time really started with the railroads Yes, counting hours and minutes and synchronizing them between distant locations, not dates.
- Ekaros 3y agoAlso that numbering of years like we understand and do is only started in 500s I think... Before that it was rather different, like naming years after who was in office. Or in other places who was emperor. So exactness was less important...