Why is time measured the way it is
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Why is time measured the way it is

[From: ] [author: ] [Date: 11-05-14] [Hit: ]
Like where are you at this time. How much has the earth spun on its axis.......
why do we measure time in seconds, minutes, hours, days, months years, etc?

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Year- the time it takes for the earth to completely circle the sun

Month- the approximate time that it takes for one cycle of the moon through all phases

Day- the time it takes for the earth to rotate once on its axis

Hour- the way that the ancient Egyptians divided the sundial

Minute and seconds- both these have no good explanation and are most likely just divisions of the hour

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rotation of the earth and amount of time it takes to go around the sun


A circle has 360 degrees. A year was set at 360 days (they were off by 5.5 days)

each day was separated into 15 degree segments - hence the 24 hours (15 X 24)

each hour was segmented into 60 minutes and 60 seconds (we are dealing with radians and angles)

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It's simple divisions of a day, the season, and a year - the units were developed millenia ago, before an understanding existed - they just made them so they fit phenomenon they could see and measure.

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Most likely an ancient civilization like the Romans came up with it.

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Time is only a location. Like where are you at this time. How much has the earth spun on it's axis.
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