intrinsicrice t1_ja9iyd9 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:58 PM Reply to comment by IrishFlukey in Eli5: How did people know how long a year was in olden times? by Slokkkk How could they determine that the 21st of december is the shortest day? Luck? Without any research, I guess that it can’t be more than a couple of minutes shorter compared to the 20 and 22 december? Permalink Parent 5
intrinsicrice t1_ja9iyd9 wrote
Reply to comment by IrishFlukey in Eli5: How did people know how long a year was in olden times? by Slokkkk
How could they determine that the 21st of december is the shortest day? Luck?
Without any research, I guess that it can’t be more than a couple of minutes shorter compared to the 20 and 22 december?