Re: sorry, sundials came first. watches r scaled down versions of them Archived Message
Posted by Kahdoosch on 12/27/2004, 8:45 pm, in reply to "sorry, sundials came first. watches r scaled down versions of them"
Sundials came first??? Illustrate to me WHERE I said or implied they didn't. WE CALIBRATED WATCHES TO SUIT AN ALREADY DESCRIBED GRADATION. In EXACTLY the same way that sundials had been calibrated earlier Therfore it is no ####ing surprise that they match. There is a very good reason why 12 divisions were used but it had nothing to do with the passage of time, for all them ancients knew time moved backwards. Just because it was understood WHY 12 divisions was a good idea doesn't mean that they understood what that said about the passage of time OR the constancy of that passage. PS. The rose line didn't run through greanwich... WHY? Now... before you start calling other people insane. I suggest you go and get a decent basic education because you know shit.
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