Clocks - From the Sundial to the NTP Server
Posted on August 15, 2008 - Filed Under 313 | Leave a Comment
A brief history of horology
Time is concept that has preoccupied the thoughts of humans since the earliest civilisations. It may only have been in the last century that we have begun to understand time, thanks to the work of Albert Einstein, but measuring its passing has been an important part of society.
Historically time has been measured using the Earth’s rotation and other astronomical cycles such as the phases of the moon. The measuring of time and therefore identifying key events during the day, month or year has been essential for the development of farming, religion and sophisticated societies.
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