time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 06/15/2009 05:49:35 PM:
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> > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com
> > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of J. Forster
> > Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:34 PM
> > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
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I'm getting slightly suspicious about the assumptions as to what was
available 2000 years ago, the remarkable Antikythera Mechanism points to
some technologies of 2000 years ago being almost up to medieval European
standards. Clearly Antikythera indicates there were a few stunning items
around, the
I'm no expert on ancient timekeeping, but nothing we'd call precision.
Some possibles are:
Water clocks
Sand hour glasses
Sun dials
Time candles
I think Christian Heugens (? sp) invented the pendulum for timekeeping.
Your question is really more of a history of science. I just happen know a
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> -Original Message-
> From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com
> [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of J. Forster
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:34 PM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Lifetime of glass containers
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> Interestingly
