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What year were merkhets invented?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Using plumb lines called "merkhets", the Egyptians could determine the time at night, provided the stars were visible. Used since at least 600 BC, two of these instruments were aligned with Polaris, the North pole star, creating a north south meridian.

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