Chronology and Dating Part 1 The Perception of Time vs the Experience of Time

Chronology and Dating

Part 1

The Perception of Time vs. the Experience of Time

• Perception

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  One hour at the dentists
  
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  One hour talking long distance…
  

• Experience

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  Atomic clock experiment
  
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  Aging at relativistic speeds
  

• In both cases, time is related or compared to something else.

The Ticking of the Clock

The measurement of time must always be relative to some standard

Measures of Time

• No shortage of standards

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  Astral: Day/Night, Phases of the Moon, Seasons, Constellations
  
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  Human Body: Heartbeat, Breathing, Aging
  
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  Modern: Mechanical, Atomic Decay
  

• Standard need not be regular or linear

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  Cultural perceptions of time often linear but unequal units (e.g. the three ages of Man)
  

Relative vs. Absolute Measures of time

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