The beginning of the 24 hour clock is rooted in Early Egyptian Culture. Other time keeping systems were in use prior to this period, and continued to be used in the rest of the world for a considerable amount of time after the end of the old Egyptian civilization. However, it was the Egyptians who were the first to use the 24 hour time period. Their system evolved around the time it took certain constellations to pass through the sky, eventually giving rise to a 360 day year. In those early days, that method of tracking time made use of … Continue reading History of the 24 Hour Clock (With Easy-To-Read Conversion Charts)