December

The Gregorian calendar we use today was created in the 1580s by Pope Gregory XIII. Start your new year here, and discover the history of the calendar’s development.

Britannica.com: Clockworks
What is time? Albert Einstein explained that time as we know is an invention when he said “Space and time are modes by which we think, not conditions under which we live.” Clockworks explores our notions of time, starting with a history of calendars and timekeeping. This is an excellent site for middle and high-school students, sprinkled with dozens of apt quotes from the likes of Einstein, Ben Franklin, William Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams.

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