tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post1218753045861725383..comments2024-03-16T19:27:07.142-04:00Comments on Ol'Buzzard's World View: TIMEOl'Buzzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-19602234474458303502016-04-22T14:37:14.300-04:002016-04-22T14:37:14.300-04:00White men (Europeans) may not have invented time, ...White men (Europeans) may not have invented time, but they are the ones that placed such importance on time. Which probably explains why the Prime Meridian passes thru London. Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-34778549970492649732016-04-15T04:21:11.546-04:002016-04-15T04:21:11.546-04:00http://www.livescience.com/44964-why-60-minutes-in...http://www.livescience.com/44964-why-60-minutes-in-an-hour.htmlThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-78317970294630656842016-04-15T04:20:04.447-04:002016-04-15T04:20:04.447-04:00Actually it was the Sumerians about 5500 years ago...Actually it was the Sumerians about 5500 years ago. They used a numerical system based on 12 which was adopted by the Persians and Babylonians. The Babylonians also did the circle thing with 360 degrees. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-42169678744073356142016-04-14T18:08:58.727-04:002016-04-14T18:08:58.727-04:00All I know is that adherence to time periods and s...All I know is that adherence to time periods and schedules was greatly advanced by medieval monasteries, who separated their days into eight or nine periods marked by bells and prayers. I read a great line once that monks were "the busy professionals of their era."Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-21450387033758513892016-04-14T16:19:10.787-04:002016-04-14T16:19:10.787-04:00oh man..i just got a sharp stabbing pain over my r...oh man..i just got a sharp stabbing pain over my right eye.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.com