The clock is special compared to other measuring instruments in that it measures an object, time, that is not available during the measurement. Time is infinite and is neither visible nor audible.
Let's see, when was the last time someone asked you, "what time is it?" Was it
probably a long, long time ago. Because today, time is ubiquitous. Watches are already
are not a luxury item, they belong in every mobile phone. More than 5,000 years
the recording of time is an exciting chapter in human evolution. Trying to understand the world around us
us, the search for answers to the questions that leave us unanswered, has accompanied mankind since
at the dawn of time. Among such basic and self-evident concepts of everyday life was
from time immemorial and time. Today, we don't know exactly whether and how humans measured time in the early days of evolution.
time, but it is a given that archaic societies perceived time as a cyclical return of the same :
knowing when to sow and when to harvest was essential for survival
the most important thing to the family. One of the first
the discussion of time can be found already in the old
the law, in the book of Genesis: "It was evening, and it was
Morning, day three." So the first astronomical clock was
The sun: our ancestors at sunrise
and when the sun went down, it was
time for bed. The change between night and day,
the sun and the moon must have had at first
people a magical effect. Independently
so various ancient cultures have recognized that
time can be measured by sunrise and sunset
of the sun and the movement of the shadows.
ANCIENT
Basic division of time
The basis of the division of time was formed by observing seasons and years,
the evolution of the moon, days and parts of days (night, daylight, dawn
(sunrise, sunrise), morning, noon, noon, afternoon,
sunset (dusk, dusk), evening) by watching
astronomical phenomena, especially the apparent orbit of the sun and
changes in the shape of the illuminated visible portion of the Moon.
The "moon" time stamp was created by observing
movement of the month, followed by the division of the
seasons to a six-month summer and
a six-month winter. But the division of labor
required additional time information, such as
half of the day, that is, "noon". Noon
is found among the Chaldeans, Babylonians and
Egyptians.
The ancient Romans started using the term noon
relatively late, when it was taken over from the ancient
rivers. The Roman consuls employed
officials, whose duty it was to call "noon" the moment he saw the sun at exactly
a defined location.
Originally, the rooster controlled the daily rhythm of the Romans: the first time he crowed before midnight, and the second time
in the morning. A cockerel dedicated to the god of war, Mars, was an integral part of every military
expeditions. Roosters were still used in the 15th century by Philip III. Good during the siege of Calais at the time
of the Hundred Years' War. For the same reason, seafarers took their roosters to sea with them: roosters
determined the night watch rotation. After all, the rooster is referred to in the Bible by Jesus when
speaks to the apostle Peter, "before the cock crows, you will deny me three times" (Luke 22,
verse 34).
Shadow bar
The hunters and gatherers of the last ice age have already
probably had early forms of the calendar.
Scientists are certain, however, that the true origin of our
of the present clock lies with the Sumerians and the ancient
Egyptians. These are the real inventors of the timing
facility. Proof of this
are clay tablets about 6,000 years old, on
which shows a wooden pole stuck vertically into
a land that casts a shadow. The shadow bars are thus the first
the clock of evolution.
When and where the sundial evolved from the shadow bar is
until now shrouded in mystery. Perhaps they have their roots in
Babylonia, perhaps the first sundial
Egyptian obelisks. Around 3000 BC, the
can be found among the Sumerians and the Egyptians. A little later, the
they started using it in China.
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several time
systems, according to
t h e r e are
o r i e n t s
seconds, minutes
and hours. The basis is the so-called Babylonian
the 60s system of the Babylonians (number
base 60) and the resulting duodecimal
system (unit 12). And it was the Egyptians who divided the day into twelve equal
long stretches. Our modern watches still use this system today.
Mechanism from Antikythera
The Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old mechanical computer discovered in an ancient shipwreck
in 1901, is considered the most complex device of antiquity and remains a mystery to this day. This
set of more than 30 gears, dials and hands was a kind of analog computer for
sky - showed cycles and eclipses of the moon and sun, calculated dates from the Olympic Games and calendar
on his back. This was confirmed by CT scans in 2016, which showed parts of the inscriptions on the inside
fragments.
Remarkably, scans showed that the device uses a differential that was previously believed to be
invented in the 16th century. The level of miniaturization and complexity of its parts is comparable to clocks from the 18th century.
century. To this day, the mystery remains unexplained. why this advanced technology disappeared. It is believed
that no other civilization has created anything so complex for the next 1,000 years.
Reconstruction of the front gear showed that the instrument was even more complex and astronomically
more sophisticated than expected. The X-ray and tomographic examination of the object has helped
reveal the elements that allowed the scientific team to completely reconstruct the entire device: an ancient
the celestial computer tracked the movements of the planets in the sky and predicted eclipses. This provides a whole new
views of the cosmic worldview and technology of the ancient Greeks.
Hublot also paid tribute to the ancient Greeks.
In the presence of the Greek Minister of Culture and the Director of the Archaeological Museum of Athens, the
On 5 April 2012, a replica of the historic HUBLOT calculator was officially added to the collections
National Museum and is now displayed next to the remains of the original mechanism.
Publication of 82 tomographic images of fragments of the original mechanism and deciphering
archaic Greek letters in 2006 gave Mathias Butte the idea to try
to produce Antikythera using the latest technology. At the time of the realization of his
he started the idea, working as a freelance micro-engineer. Today, he is a manufacturing and development
Director of HUBLOT.
Hublot MP-08 Neo Antikythera SunMoon Automatic Watch
This 2011 watch is an incredible combination of
history, art, beauty and science.
