Show Notes
Tick. Tock. It's a sound you probably hear several times a day. Time dominates virtually every aspect of our lives, attuned to the rigid, unflinching regularity of Hours, Minutes and Seconds. The question how did our ancient ancestors figure out these units? Who came up with the concepts of timekeeping, like Minutes and Seconds, and why are there 60 of them, and not say, 100? The answers to such questions make up the topic of our video today- the first in a two-part series on the mysterious workings of Time.
Tick. Tock. It's a sound you probably hear several times a day. Time dominates virtually every aspect of our lives, attuned to the rigid, unflinching regularity of Hours, Minutes and Seconds. The question how did our ancient ancestors figure out these units? Who came up with the concepts of timekeeping, like Minutes and Seconds, and why are there 60 of them, and not say, 100? The answers to such questions make up the topic of our video today- the first in a two-part series on the mysterious workings of Time. This one was both a challenge and a privilege to work on, Part 2 will be released towards the end of the month and will be... different. Join my Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/seaMerchandise: https://the-sea-store.creator-spring.comContent Disclaimer:All the content in this video was researched, written up, narrated and then put together by me (Sam). I do this as a full time job because I enjoy it. I do not use AI for any part of my creative process, and my voice is my personal property and not authorised to be replicated anywhere else. You can support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sea_mediaPatrons get early access to new videos and sneak peeks, as well as ad-free access to existing episodes!SOUNDTRACK (In order of appearance): “Hologram” - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPFkyyslcb4) “Lost in the Motions of Time” - The Turquoise Moon “Do Not Enter: Horror Background” - The Turquoise Moon “Eyes of Quartz & Obsidian” - CO.AG Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNULQQZJIMs) “Calm Gratitude” - The Turquoise Moon “Deep Meditation” - The Turquoise Moon “Summer Evening Soundbath” - The Turquoise Moon “An Ambient Dream” - The Turquoise Moon CO.AG Music: https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic
CHAPTERS: 00:00: Tick Tock 02:58: Ancient Timekeeping 05:15: Timekeeping in Ancient Egypt 10:03: Maths in Mesopotamia 15:22: Pars Minuta 17:08: Mechanical Clocks 20:39: Railway Time 22:41: Greenwich Meantime 23:51: Quartz Clocks 26:18: Atomic Clocks
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