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first appearance of the sun at dawn
* the position of the sun in the sky
* the marking of the moment of noontime during the day
* the length of the shadow cast by a gnomon

Eventually, it became possible to characterize the passage of time with instrumentation, using operational definitions. Simultaneously, our conception of time has evolved, as shown below.

Unit of measurement of time

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