Apresentação que eu fiz em 2004 para meu speech, eu cursava inglês no CCAA. Hoje em dia eu olho para trás e vejo que só escolhia temas esquisitos... haha.
O texto do meu trabalho está aqui:
http://www.karensoarele.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/The-History-of-Timekepeeing.doc
2. The History of Timekeeping - 2/13
Using the Sun
noon
sunsetsunrise
3. The History of Timekeeping - 3/13
Sundial Clocks
Oldest type of clock
Also called sun clocks
The shadow points to a number
Depend on the sun
4. The History of Timekeeping - 4/13
Water Clocks
Around 4,000 B.C.
Babylon, Egypt, India or China
Water traveled through a tube
Tell time during the night
5. The History of Timekeeping - 5/13
Dividing the Year into Months
12 Moon cycles in a year
Greeks divided the year in 12 months
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Dividing the Year into Days
They divided the month in 30 days
360 Days in a year
360 Degrees in a circle
90°
180°
270°
360°
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Dividing the Day into Hours
Egyptians and Babylonians
Sunrise to sunset in 12 hours, sunset to sunrise also in 12 hours
Whole day in 24 hours
+
8. The History of Timekeeping - 8/13
Minutes and Seconds
Sumerian Sexagenary Sistem
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Mechanical Clocks
Invented in medieval
Europe
Common in churches
and monasteries
“Clock” is from the
Latin word “clocca”
One time-keeping
hand
10. The History of Timekeeping - 10/13
Spring-powered Clocks
Around 1500
Became very popular among the rich
Was the precursor to accurate timekeeping
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Pendulum Clocks
Developed by Christian Huygens around 1656
Pendulum clock had a minute hand
Used to swing a lot (about 50 degrees)
They stopped running after a while and had to be restarted
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Quartz Crystal Clocks
Based on an electric property of the quartz crystal
When you apply voltage, or electricity, and pressure, the
quartz crystal vibrates or oscillates at a very constant
frequency.
Very precise
13. The History of Timekeeping - 13/13
Time Zones
In 1884, delegates from 25 countries divided the world into
time zones.
The delegates divided the 360 degrees of the Earth into 24
zones of 15 degrees each.
In the United States, there are four time zones: Eastern,
Central, Mountain, and Pacific.