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If we were trying to adjust the time to track the solar time, wouldn't we need to adjust the clocks every day as days get shorter/longer? I keep seeing this in

• hn_throwaway_99 8mo ago
  > If we were trying to adjust the time to track the solar time, wouldn't we need to adjust the clocks every day as days get shorter/longer? No (not within a min or two). When days get shorter, it's not like they just lose daylight in the evening.
• 1718627440 8mo ago
  > If we were trying to adjust the time to track the solar time, No, but > wouldn't we need to adjust the clocks every day as days get shorter/longer This is how hours used to work at least in Roman times, but I think also into the Medieval Ages.