00:00 - 01:08
1m 8s
Bill introduces the ancestor of the modern clock: the sundial. He illustrates how it uses shadows to indicate the time of day and explains how it influenced the clock. A time lapse then shows how the sundial and clock are in sync as the hours go by during the day.
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