The document provides a detailed overview of the history and development of units of measurement of time. It discusses early natural methods of telling time based on the sun and moon. It then outlines the evolution of early timekeeping devices from sundials and water clocks used in ancient Egypt and China, to the development of mechanical clocks in Europe in the 13th-15th centuries powered by weights and springs. It further describes atomic clocks developed in the 20th century which use the vibration of caesium atoms to define the international standard second. The document concludes with the modern understanding of time in Einstein's theory of relativity.