Greetings, dear readers! Today, let’s embark on a journey through time. And what better vessel for such a voyage than the very device humans invented to keep track of it – the clock? From sundials to smartwatches, humans have found ingenious ways to harness and measure the passage of time, each invention a reflection of the scientific and cultural context of the era. Our journey begins in the ancient world, where the sun and the shadows it cast were the earliest timekeepers. The sundial, developed independently in many parts of the world, was among the first instruments humans used to mark time. It was ingenious in its simplicity – a stick or obelisk casting a shadow on a circle or semi-circle marked with hours. However, its utility was curtailed by clouds and the inevitable darkness of night. With the flow of time came the flow of water. Clepsydras, or water […]
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