Saturday, May 12, 2012

This series of photos expresses the evolution of technology in the world. The first image is of the largest  sun dial in the world in Jaipur, India that is accurate to two seconds. It was huge! It's kind of funny just to think that people used to rely on something like this to tell time. The second image is of a device that tracks and measures out the planetary movements (also in Jaipur, India). The last image is of a mural on the ceiling of the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles, California. There is a hole in the ceiling that has a giant golden ball on a metal cord attached to it. It signifies the movement and orbit of the earth. I also just like the mural on the ceiling which depicts gods and goddesses. I think it is interesting how before such advancement in technology, humans used to rely more on their belief in gods. The more we have learned about our universe, the less we rely on them.

Largest Sun Dial in the World - Jaipur, India

Device Measuring Planetary Movements - Jaipur, India

Ceiling of Griffith Park Observatory - Los Angeles, California

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