TimeLine - A Brief Introduction To The History Of Timekeeping Devices

An animated documentary about how time was measured in the past, and how we measure it in present day.

[@jackxiao9702]

I think these videos are important in teaching how hard it is, how much work and intelligence it takes to create even the ancient forms of things we take for granted. Nobody in the modern world is smarter, we just have systems to build on the works of the geniuses before.

[@CommunityChoirUK]

Concise, informative, no waffle or padding, fun animations, full of stuff I didn't know. Thank you!

[@aiwbrosb4866]

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[@birlove1471]

Yes I agree with this statement! What a great vignette about timekeeping ❤

[@itishachoudhury7365]

knowledge is put in a very simple and interesting presentation...well done..and continue the good work

[@KingIjazMalik]

it is very informative video for sure

[@paulchristian5375]

Man, having to adjust your clock one second every few million years is so inconvenient.

[@ivankontra3446]

you'll probably forget

[@alexmortram596]

Hahahahaha

[@amiliali46]

Yeah

[@dsxa918]

It's easier to keep it precise, checking setting and checking again, twice a year

[@charliepitman6842]

Was it just me or did you have to watch this as a school assignment??

[@archiesvideoroll3022]

I didn’t wanted to but I had to😞

[@archiesvideoroll3022]

Same

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Archies land the story of Horology is interesting

[@happyzwcrazy6128]

same

[@Bippy55]

May 18, 2022 - I enjoyed your well done video very much. If you create a "Part 2" maybe mention a couple of things: The French once tried to metric time keeping, proposing 100 seconds to a minute and 100 minutes to an hour. The Japanese used temporal time, meaning the length of hours changed by the season . In 2022 plus, the strive for time pushes on with thinner automatic watches and an even more accurate "Optical Clock" proposal, working with a laser cooled Mercury ion! Take your time and take care!

[@Kenobi_SpaceJesus]

did he make a new video?

[@MrRunchSlam]

Very well done video. It does a great job of documenting the history of time keeping while conveying a certain emotive state.

[@BillGraper]

Accuracy within a second in a few million years time! That's amazing!

[@muhammadabasiyan3738]

Ah, man. Thank you so much for this beautiful beautiful video.

[@amiliali46]

Man. I watch this at math lesson in school that time. Now I know much more about “clocks”.

[@kevinscanlan5288]

Thank you. Very well done. Just like a fine Swiss watch!

[@isaccruz7925]

Absolutely amazing. Great work.

[@louellamccarthy1192]

This is so helpful and well presented. Really learnt something!

[@stillalive1206]

It would seem that watches are an easy invention. But it has such a long history. I wonder of the human mind.

[@pankajagarwal6743]

Wow,This is so cool and the explanation is super good,I shared this in my science class and my teacher loved it ☺️

[@Holistic_Transformation_Ent.]

An intelligent reflection on the history of time!

[@missmurrydesign7115]

Fascinating. Thank you so much.

[@Wels1k123]

It was really very interesting to watch! Thank you for that!

[@heathertoomey7068]

This was very helpful in my world building. Thank you.

[@r3ttgaming177]

Soooooo much passion and love that went into the making of this video, your editing skills where far ahead of many youtubers editing skills back then(the platform has come a long way since then)! I truly hope that you have a good and fun job because you where and still are(evident by the quality of this video)good at making youtube videos. I know that you won't make anymore videos due to the fact that you've gotten older and have a way more time consuming job then before(I suppose). Ether way, I hope you are doing fine and that you are doing what you love. Cheers, from an unknown person!

[@bruh4316]

i appreciate this video bro.. I just suddenly got curious abt watches so ur video really helped me satisfy my curiosity! tysm!!

[@JackT13]

This is nothing short of bafflingly interesting

[@JavierBonillaC]

Very good and interesting. I've seen many videos about watches and I like How much this one is to the point.

[@Kawaiiization]

Thank you so much for the amazing documentary. Can I use some screenshots for a presentation about clockworks? I hope you don't mind.

[@buredtx]

Thank you for this video!!!

[@josephstalin.2326]

I heard a similar story of wrist watches regarding to the mathematician blaize pascal who was the inventor of early calculators . He had difficulty to see time with chain watches so he tied it on his wrist .

[@thatrandomguyontheinternet2477]

this is so underrated

[@thatdamnreapers2683]

There was no mention of Ctesibius and his revolutionary way to tell time and days passed in the year with a water clock 270-500 ad. All in all tho the video was good with some cool facts

[@isaacmathews4693]

Great video! Thank you!!

[@PacoOtis]

Dude! Well done! We definitely owe you a beer! Best of luck!

[@Erchamion647]

Awesome video and animations.

[@timbervandenhul9383]

Wow allready having pocket watches with an accuracy of 5 minutes per day in the 17th century is really impressive! I never knew that.

[@DavidWesterlund]

Very good video, right to the point

[@bradgonewild]

Amazing video well presented. thank you

[@mmaluchnik]

Even though they were just much more accurate clocks/"pocket watches", I think you should have mentioned John Harrison and his marine chronometers, as they are probably the most important mechanical timekeepers in history. Otherwise nice video.

[@KandiKlover]

Chronometer is just a certification for accurately calibrated clock. Shut teh fuck up

[@Hedbutts]

Maybe more important than the invention of a device which is used to track time, Midol certainly has its place among the greatest inventions in history. Used appropriately, could possibly prevent one from commenting on a subject they obviously know nothing about when their "time of the month" ,which happens to be more accurate than your concept of what a marine chronometer actually is, comes into play and the need to express something ill informed becomes a priority. From, I dare say the wiki, " A marine chronometer is a timepiece that is precise and accurate enough to be used as a portable time standard". Your definition of chronometer did not take its meaning until much after the time period of which John Harrison's marine chronometer had been invented. And yes, John Harrison had several unique inventions in the design of a mechanical time keeping device to improve upon the accuracy of what was available at the time and for the purpose of why he made it. Making the seas safer to navigate is no doubt worth its place in timekeeper's history. I suggest you heed your own advice. Pathetic fuck!

[@Alan_Mac]

@@KandiKlover Don't be a dick. The OP is absolutely right.

[@oscarosullivan4513]

I agree John Harrison kicked off the drive for greater accuracy I think the railway watches are interesting

[@trentfosterton4322]

Cool Animations/interesting.

[@ld3320]

Great video! Thank you! :)

[@1tal1ansubm1ke]

The funny this is that I've gotten the opportunity to use a cesium clock, I work with Satalite communication in the army and we use them for our fixed Satalites

[@marina5514]

That's amazing...

[@tramorester]

Great video, very informative

[@1906Farnsworth]

Your image with a cooling tower and atom implies radioactivity is used in atomic clocks. It is not. Atomic clocks do not use any ionizing radiation or any nuclear reactions. Cesium 133, which atomic clocks use, is not radioactive. Even so, Cs is nothing to mess with, being very active chemically.

[@aaronrogers7818]

It has not been proven that the Sumerians counted in handfuls of 12, only suggested by a particular researcher whose name eludes me at this precise moment....although I personally believe that this is a good possibility as well. Nice video, thank you for this!

[@Kinzsters172]

0:55 ow owie ouchy my hand

[@GODOFLIQUOR]

Idk why that made me laugh

[@oscarosullivan4513]

The race for the quartz wristwatch was a tight one

[@darenhoey7458]

Without the mention of John Harrison, this is incomplete.

[@lilimax555]

I enjoyed this :)

[@adrianamarez3320]

Great Video! What animation program did you use?

[@SpotImageryLtd]

+Adriana Marez Thank you! I used Adobe After Effects

[@cagrerdem921]

The water clock part was way too brief. Ctesibius' inventions very much deserve to be mentioned.

[@aangelmeetpg5192]

Nicely explained thnkx

[@isadora1958]

Well every day is for learning and I certainly have learnt something on time keeping devices. Well done Laslo, a very well researched and put together aminiation film.

[@sosakhitman]

I don't understand how the candle clock would work. I am assuming there was someone there to light the next one.

[@MrPleers]

For sure King Alfred has someone doing that for him. (And replace the burned up ones.)

[@94BartonJ]

Fantastic animations and sound design and a really lucid presentation. Thanks a lot!

[@h7opolo]

3:05 I suspect this is the origin of inspiration for and original function of the menorah.

[@hekimanash3878]

First and Foremost. My version of the truth. Time, a continual observance, calculation , and mechanical instrument increment identification. Factual and Brief.Peace.

[@JavierBonillaC]

Now, according to Webb, we are not even sure if there was a big bang.

[@christinaym4911]

may i know the software you used for this video?

[@SpotImageryLtd]

+Christina Ym Hi Christina, it's Adobe After Effects

[@LambentOrt]

Wristwatches were originally made for women as they didn't have pockets for carrying pocket watches. It was only during the war that wristwatches became a more practical timekeeping solution for soldiers.

[@RP-xb7tf]

great video

[@sexygaming447]

Great animation

[@brianfuller5868]

Very informative.

[@mcwooley]

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 CE 02:43 EST My idea for a clock would have been this: 1) A luminescent rock next to the leg of a sundial 2) Time markings on the leg of the sundial, fewer of which you see as the rock's glow decays through the night It's like a thermometer but probably more accurate and easier to make from scratch

[@LA23R]

Truely mindblowing

[@sashasasha2079]

God bless your soul

[@oscarosullivan4513]

Well done

[@johnstaley641]

more please!

[@Joytotheworld9797]

What did it mean when you said pocket watches were accurate 30 mins/day? After 30 minutes, it's time telling becomes a little bit off?

[@DogsBeYummy]

The time displayed on the watch could deviate by up to 30 minutes in either direction of the true time by the end of every 24 hours

[@aiwbrosb4866]

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[@helenaalmyashova2237]

Yes I do

[@Davitamon76]

Very cool documentary! Thanks. I would love to see a long version of it where you go a little more in depth.

[@shanzakhan5381]

i am going to make a research proposal on this

[@paulchristian5375]

Lmao them stick figures communicating with icons on text bubbles so cute

[@MakemAllXD]

Breguet made a wrist watch 100 years before cartier did. Odd not to mention that.

[@danr1920]

I built a pendulum clock that actually works. Wooden gears and such. So I'm state of the art mid 1600's! :) Nice video, covers it all without too much.

[@georgievvladimir]

3:37 Greece is missing on the map

[@boadyyoung8867]

that’s weird

[@Aronsson007]

font used?

[@pinkirathore5227]

Nice vedio 🙂

[@sergiomanchester1109]

Yeah, everything has started with a huge explosion. That's how all timepieces are made.

[@FailCrew1256]

*_Turn the subtitles on at _**_2:35_*

[@nilimanasrin346]

It said "it blew" :>

[@red.m00n_]

Thanks bro

[@Notahuman25]

I live in your walls ;)

[@red.m00n_]

Gay

[@red.m00n_]

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[@red.m00n_]

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[@Notahuman25]

*subscibes to you*

[@radicalroko6180]

Oh i bet smart watches are gon- *Realizes this video is from 5 years ago* .............. well then

[@MrPleers]

Smart watches are not real watches. They are external cellphone screens on a strap.

[@MohdSarvar8808]

Smooth

[@annangocanh2406]

great

[@aminurrahman1818]

i thougt it would be very hard to understand.but it's easy

[@masterchief5437]

Thanks for not saying it was the Big Bang

[@daniyalqureshi7707]

i helped me on my hass project

[@Skateforlifelad]

The swinging pendulum on the clock wasn't synced perfectly and it bothered me hahah

[@martyzielinski2469]

Given that the Wright brothers first flew in December of 1903, it is highly doubtful that any “Brazilian aviator” existed as early as 1904...

[@klinej54]

History of the Pilot Watch Part I - Cartier Santos 1904 monochrome-watches.com/history-of-the-pilot-watch-part-i-cartier-santos-1904/

[@SakuraFruitTube]

Ohh so these "time keeping" devices only show time. Time itself just goes. I'm not sure that time started with the big bang. Because there was a time before the big bang right?

[@UmbraHand]

No, the Big Bang is the start of spacetime.

[@fortburgh3228]

This seemed longer then 8min 31 sec ....my sense of time is distorted. I watched this acouple months ago and this demonstration seemed to fly by.

[@sandeshshrestha11]

Interesting

[@rreapery_84]

Optical clock?

[@yonah3696]

and no mention of SEIKO for inventing the quartz movement.......................

[@oscarosullivan4513]

The Cartier Santos was the first true wristwatch

[@wildwolfplays5839]

Yes I do it's 2:49 why? Edit lol I did not mean 2:49 in the vid I ment irl time

[@65bug519]

I could leave a week early and still end up late somehow

[@MrAcalypha]

No mention even of Harrison and H1, H2, H3 and the amazing H4?

[@lokeshgaikwad5209]

Do you know what time it is ? Yep, its party time ( work time).😂😂

[@tuopadre4321]

what's name song ?

[@ActionJaxonH]

You state what happened 13 billion years ago as unquestionable fact. As if we could even hope to know what happened 5,000 years ago, much less a million, much less a million million

[@lyndonbobb9700]

this really helps you when you have to do school work

[@anubhavparajuli924]

nice