For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12-hour periods, and used large obelisks to track the movement of the Sun.or thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12-hour periods, and used large obelisks to track the movement of the Sun.
Washburn, Tennessee. Washburn is an unincorporated community in rural northern Grainger County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2000 United States census the total population was 2,508.
Elburn is a station on Metra 's Union Pacific/West Line located in Elburn, Illinois. The station is the western terminus of the West Line. The station is 43.6mi away from Ogilvie Transportation Center along the railroad tracks. The station opened in January 2006, when the West Line was expanded from Geneva.