The first time-gatherers – horologes – come to us from legend. According to one fairly visceral story, the “division of the day into hours was first suggested by the regular exercise of the bodily functions of a consecrated monkey, called the Cynocephalus.” More likely, however, watching the sun crawl across the ground in front of a tower was humankind’s first… Read More
The Emperor’s New Watch
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