Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Set at the centre of our solar system, the Sun’s brilliant light shapes our sense of time, our health and our environment. People have tried to harness its power and uncover its secrets since the dawn of civilisation.
In part one of four films, curator Dr Harry Cliff explores the relationship between time and the sun. From the Ptolemys almagest to orreries, sun dials, pendulum and atomic clocks we chart the history of time and the sun.
Discover the incredible story of our closest star—the Sun—through fun hands-on experiences, unique objects, and stunning imagery in our latest exhibition.
sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/the-sun-living-with-our-star
#TheSun #Sundial #Astronomy
Set at the centre of our solar system, the Sun’s brilliant light shapes our sense of time, our health and our environment. People have tried to harness its power and uncover its secrets since the dawn of civilisation.
In part one of four films, curator Dr Harry Cliff explores the relationship between time and the sun. From the Ptolemys almagest to orreries, sun dials, pendulum and atomic clocks we chart the history of time and the sun.
Discover the incredible story of our closest star—the Sun—through fun hands-on experiences, unique objects, and stunning imagery in our latest exhibition.
sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/the-sun-living-with-our-star
#TheSun #Sundial #Astronomy
