Greg Jenner is joined by Dr David Rooney and Desiree Burch at the literal beginning of time to explore the history of timekeeping. Covering everything from the origins of timekeeping to time in space,...Show More
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epekilis recommended:Dec 15th, 2022
Why are there 12 months in a year, 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour? The length of the day and the year are determined by natural physics, but how we split those up into time units is a purely human construct. It dates back 4,000+ years to the ancient Egyptians whose math was based on 12’s...Show More