It doesn't really matter that nobody could or would discuss the Equation of Time in the rubbish terms of absolute/relative time as Newton framed it as that would be self-sabotage for theorists following relativity and the many empirical drones, as far as I am concerned it is the astronomical content of the variations in the natural noon cycle that are meant to hold interest with timekeeping a secondary issue even if that too is interesting and intricate.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...-absurd-claims

It must be something else to see a historical perspective laid so bare and so plain while nothing gets done, at least on the surface. Smashing an ideology like Newton's clockwork solar system and it is a child of the calendar format as timekeeping is does not generate any real satisfaction as the real work is ahead and building narratives that reflect an appreciation of intelligence life and real achievements.