Ten Thousand Things You Never Expected. Time

Author: Yin Shiliang
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features:
What is time? No one can say for sure
"Time was once in the hands of gods" (China) / 2
"Time was once in the hands of gods" (Foreign) / 6
Different eras have different views on time / 11
A millionth of a second is highly useful / 16
"The clockless experiment" drives people mad / 19
How humanity's concept of time came to be / 23
The higher the temperature, the faster time passes / 26
"Be a monk for a day, strike the bell for a day" / 27
You're late, Aunt / 28
There are 24 types of time worldwide / 30
Nanjing also uses "Beijing Time" / 32
Missing a train led to the 24-hour system / 34
Someone lost a day / 36
Someone gained an extra day / 38
A line divides two days / 41
"The Millennial Island" found fortune in misfortune / 43
Flooding rivers once kept time / 45
The new day begins at midnight / 46
The 24 solar terms hold rich meanings / 48
The Earth is slowing down / 51
Mooncakes once carried deadly intent / 53
The current Gregorian calendar has a history / 55
Someone requested the return of 11 days / 57
Seven days / 60
The 12 zodiac signs have a great origin / 65
"Chickens crow at five drums, returning soul fragrance" holds wisdom / 68
The terrifying "noon third moment" / 70
Daylight saving time "worth a fortune" / 74
"The shadow's length of 16 steps" also indicates time / 76
"A inch of time" is priceless / 78
Time flows like water / 81
A incense stick can also measure time / 84
The "heart" of a clock swings / 87
The powerhouse driving time is the spring / 91
Give him money, and he gives you a marine clock / 93
Atoms are also clocks / 97
The flower clock in the courtyard / 100
Roosters crowing at midnight is possible / 102
You are also a clock / 106
The older you get, the faster time passes / 110
Longevity: People have lived beyond 200 years / 112
A game of chess, a century / 115
Time can slow down / 118
Tearing a wormhole to return to the past / 121