Why does the day have 24 hours?

Mar 13, 2025

How the need to divide the day came about, why it is precisely 24 hours, and how people learnt to measure each of those hours.

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History Explored

Mar 16, 2025

I really enjoyed that essay and I ended up learning something too! Excellent work 👏 Best regards David M

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Miguel García Álvarez

Mar 19, 2025

Thank you!

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