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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.
The Julian calendar was altered and misunderstood, but ultimately became the basis for all subsequent records of time until 1582. What is Time? Julian Calendar, the a new blog from These Fantastic Worlds.
Every ancient culture made accurate measurements of celestial motion, but they had a range of different solutions to the conflict between the lunar and solar year.