A History of Time
Paul Wonning
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Discover the fascinating history of time, clocks, calendars and time zones. Readers can learn about the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Mayan calendars as well as timekeeping devices like sundials and hourglasses. A History of Time reveals the journal of the development of how humans keep track of time, including daylight saving time.
Duration - 2h 39m.
Author - Paul Wonning.
Narrator - Digital Voice Mike G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2018 Paul Wonning ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Paul Wonning
Digital Voice Mike G
Short History Series
Mossy Feet Books
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Discover the fascinating history of time, clocks, calendars and time zones. Readers can learn about the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Mayan calendars as well as timekeeping devices like sundials and hourglasses. A History of Time reveals the journal of the development of how humans keep track of time, including daylight saving time. Duration - 2h 39m. Author - Paul Wonning. Narrator - Digital Voice Mike G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2018 Paul Wonning ©.
Language:
English
Title Page
Duration:00:01:37
Table of Contents
Duration:00:03:15
Calendar - First Timekeeping Device
Duration:00:01:20
Astronomical Bodies
Duration:00:03:19
Babylonian calendar
Duration:00:02:11
Egyptian calendar
Duration:00:02:05
Ancient Greek calendars
Duration:00:01:16
The Early Roman calendar
Duration:00:01:42
Roman Republican Calendar
Duration:00:01:49
Julian Calendar
Duration:00:02:05
Maya Calendar
Duration:00:05:54
Gregorian Calendar
Duration:00:03:44
The Islamic Calendar
Duration:00:03:30
The Jewish Calendar
Duration:00:03:36
The National Calendar of India
Duration:00:02:48
The Chinese Calendar
Duration:00:11:06
Sexagesimal Timekeeping
Duration:00:02:04
Vigesimal Timekeeping
Duration:00:00:17
Clocks
Duration:00:01:05
Horology
Duration:00:00:22
Gnomon
Duration:00:01:08
Sundials and Shadow Clocks
Duration:00:07:20
Ancient Egyptian obelisks,
Duration:00:02:17
Merkhet
Duration:00:01:41
Water clocks
Duration:00:01:58
Candle clocks
Duration:00:00:47
An oil-lamp clock
Duration:00:00:36
Incense clocks
Duration:00:01:03
Hourglass
Duration:00:01:02
Weight Driven Clocks
Duration:00:01:38
Clock tower
Duration:00:00:56
History of Steel
Duration:00:10:17
Spring-Powered Clocks
Duration:00:00:50
Stackfreed
Duration:00:00:37
Fusee
Duration:00:00:56
The Pendulum
Duration:00:09:21
The Clock Face
Duration:00:04:41
Pocket watch and Wristwatch
Duration:00:02:11
Marine Chronometer
Duration:00:02:49
Origin of Clockmaking Industry in the United States
Duration:00:05:22
Time Zones
Duration:00:03:38
Daylight Saving Time
Duration:00:00:27
Ben Franklin's Proposal
Duration:00:08:31
Port Arthur - First Town to Use Daylight Saving Time
Duration:00:01:33
Germany Initiates Daylight Saving Time in 1916
Duration:00:00:29
United States Adopts Daylight Saving Time - 1918
Duration:00:02:15
World War II Daylight Saving Time 1942 - 1945
Duration:00:00:43
The Uniform Time Act of 1966
Duration:00:00:45
Electric clock
Duration:00:05:56
Digital Clocks
Duration:00:01:35
Quartz clock and watch
Duration:00:00:56
Shortt clocks
Duration:00:01:36
Atomic clock
Duration:00:04:00
About the Author
Duration:00:00:25
Mossy Feet Books Catalogue
Duration:00:00:30
Sample Chapter – History of the Telephone
Duration:00:02:21
Sign up for Paul R. Wonning's Mailing List
Duration:00:00:25
Also By Paul R. Wonning
Duration:00:10:21