History of Calendar

The Sun, Moon, planets and stars

Human always had a need to measure the passage of time. Even ice-age hunters in Europe over 20 000 years ago scratched lines and gouged holes in sticks and bones, possibly counting the days between phases of the moon. One purpose of Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, was the determination of seasonal or celestial events, such as lunar eclipses or solstices... full story


By MARIJA MITROVIĆ
from Belgrade, SERBIA

A Clash of Titans

Google vs. Microsoft

The growing confrontation between Google and Microsoft promises to be an epic business battle. It is likely to shape the prosperity and progress of both companies, and also inform how consumers and corporations work, shop, communicate and go about their digital lives. Google sees all of this happening on remote servers in faraway data centers, accessible over the Web by an array of wired and wireless devices - a setup known as cloud computing. Microsoft sees a Web future as well, but one whose center of gravity remains firmly tethered to its desktop PC software. Therein lies the conflict... full story


By STEVE LOHR & MIGUEL HELFT
Story from The New York Times