Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Science”
Any clock must have a steady repetitive action and be able to display the units of its progress. The later history of clocks is characterised by the determined search of astronomers and mathematicians to measure these units more accurately. (This is the first post of Time and Clocks, the thread that follows Time and Calendars.) A Quick history of Clocks …
The NASA website is an incredible, information-rich resource. It delivers the wonders of the universe directly into our living rooms, PCs and mobiles. Detailed descriptions of missions, satellites, far galaxies and star forming regions of the universe are constantly updated and hypnotic images bring us visions far beyond our ability to view with the naked eye. And we can download …
From 1540, two major developments brought long-lasting change to our notions of time. The calendar reforms of Pope Gregory gave us the Gregorian calendar we have today, and the ultimate acceptance of the heliocentric system (that the earth circulated the sun, not the other way round) provided a victory for science over the Catholic Church. Copernicus’ Radical Idea Polish astronomer and monk Nicolaus …
The end of the Roman Empire plunged its territories into ignorance and chaos. Time was left to its own devices as the people struggled to survive, and science was regarded with suspicion. Another fascinating tale of Time from These Fantastic Worlds.