What is Time? Gregorian Calendar. Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds

What is Time? The Gregorian Calendar

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 …

What is Time? Dark Ages and time. Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds

What is Time? The Dark Ages

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.