Why Did Noon Used to Mean 3 p.m.?
If you ’re a recent sleeper , you might find yourself thinking 12 p.m. seems way too early to be considered midday , and the wordnoonwould much good describe , say , 3 p.m. It turn out that ancient Romans would have agreed with you , if only foretymologicalreasons . AsReader ’s Digestexplains , the days inancient Romewere split up into four periods of three hours each . The first hour was at sunrise around 6 a....