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Earth and the Moon

Clocks and Calendars

For how long have people been using the motions of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun to keep track of the passage of time?

Ancient stone calendars are preserved from at least 4,500 years ago. By then, clearly, humans had organized into civilizations and had already established an organized method of keeping track of the passage of time.



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