Clocks
Modern Marvels · Season 6 · Episode 18
Does anybody really know what time it is? Set your clocks as we explore the relativity of time from antiquity–when man attempted to chart time with methods ranging from shadows, candles, and water–to today’s atomic clock system–accurate to within one second every two-million years.
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Season
6
Episode
18
Air Date
22/Feb/1999
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
44 min
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Does anybody really know what time it is? Set your clocks as we explore the relativity of time from antiquity–when man attempted to chart time with methods ranging from shadows, candles, and water–to today’s atomic clock system–accurate to within one second every two-million years.
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