The time has come again when many of us switch our clocks from summer or daylight-saving time back to winter time. And the usual confusion sets in, is it an hour forwards or back? Why do we need to change the time at all? Indeed, EU member states have been askedif they would like to simply skip daylight saving time.
Historically, the sun has helped us tell time – but we've always had to make corrections to our readings for it to be effective. The reason we have daylight saving time, for example, is that the amount of daylight time isn't consistent throughout the year – it is different in the winter from what it is in the summer – and doesn't always match our working days. But how has time-telling progressed throughout history and how good can it get?
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