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Wait until you hear about traditional Japanese timekeeping, where the hours had different lengths throughout the year, depending on daylight: https://youtu.be/1BJmnEa6YGE
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The Greeks also had variable length hours, and early water clocks attempted to adjust automatically over the year.
https://xkcd.com/2542/