Historical Firsts: Exploring Key Figures and Their Contributions to Education, Timekeeping, and Cartography

 

Historical Firsts: Exploring Key Figures and Their Contributions to Education, Timekeeping, and Cartography

 

I was attempting to answer these queries, which I have seen numerous times on social media posed by different users. Then it occurred to me that, in my capacity as a scholar, I ought to research these issues and look for proof using the Himbacracy philosophy. While I don't think I have the finest solutions, I have tried to use some of my academic background.

Here are the questions:

1.      The first person to have a degree, who was teacher

2.      The person who made money, how much was he paid?

3.      The person who started education, who taught him?

4.      The person that designed the calendar, how did he know the date it was?

5.      The person that drew the maps of the world, where was he standing?

6.      The person made the first clock, how did he know it was.

These enquiries address historical enigmas or details on the earliest advancements in timekeeping, mapping, and teaching. Each question is broken down as follows:

1.      The first person to have a degree and who was a teacher: Scholars from mediaeval universities in Europe, such as Ibn Sina (Avicenna) or Thomas Aquinas, who studied and taught philosophy and medicine, would rank among the oldest known degree holders in history. In the 12th century, anyone teaching at a university like the University of Paris or Bologna would have been referred to as a "teacher" or "professor".

2.      The first person to make money and how much they were paid: The idea of money has existed for thousands of years; the first coins were struck approximately 600 BCE in ancient Lydia, which is today a part of Turkey. The first individual to "make money" or receive payment is unknown, although coins like the Lydian stater were among the earliest forms of money, and their value was determined by their weight and amount of precious metal.

3.      The person who started education and who taught them: The origins of formalised education are longstanding. Confucius (551–479 BCE) is frequently cited as one of the first teachers to create an organised teaching approach. Older writings and customs, such as the I Ching and traditional Chinese knowledge, influenced his teachings. But there were earlier educational systems in Mesopotamia, India, and ancient Egypt.

4.      The person who designed the calendar and how they knew the date: In order to improve the Julian calendar, Pope Gregory XIII created the Gregorian calendar in 1582, drawing on the work of academics such as Christopher Clavius. For the purpose of precisely fixing dates, they depended on observations made by astronomers, mainly about Earth's orbit around the Sun.

5.      The person who drew the first map of the world and where they were standing: Around the sixth century BCE, the Greek philosopher Anaximander is frequently credited with drawing one of the earliest maps of the entire planet. Nevertheless, rather than taking a worldwide viewpoint, early maps were dependent on the stories of explorers and sailors. Later, another Greek, Eratosthenes, determined the circumference of the Earth, which enhanced map accuracy.

6.      The person who made the first clock and how they knew it was time: Early mechanical clocks were constructed in Europe in the 13th century, and they were an advancement over water and sundial timepieces from prior times. Time was measured by early clockmakers like Richard of Wallingford and Giovanni de Dondi using the motion of the Sun and stars.

To make their discoveries, these early innovators frequently used observation, teamwork, and trial-and-error methods.

Uerimanga Tjijombo

The Himbacracy Philosopher