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A Long, Painful History of Time (1999)

43 pointsby nochalmost 4 years ago

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dotancohenalmost 4 years ago
Overall this is a great article, but it has quite a few historical misconceptions. One blatant example:<p><pre><code> &gt; In the present context, the names of the Roman months have been adopted by all &gt; Western languages, while the names of days of the week have more recent and &gt; diverse names, probably because weeks are a fairly recent concept. </code></pre> The seven-day week had been a concept for least a millennia before the current Roman-derived names of the months.
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smitty1ealmost 4 years ago
&quot;Time is a <i>Western</i> disease.&quot;--Mike Mulligan, typically uttered upon late arrival to meeting.