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yes, he invented a water organ that is considered the precursor of the modern pipe organ, and improved the water clock or clepsydra ('water thief'). The clepsydra kept more accurate time than anyclock invented until the Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens detailed the use of a pendulum to regulate a clock in the 17th century.
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Did Benjamin Banneker invent the first clock?
Yes he did, he invented America's first clock
When did king Alfred the Great invent the candle clock?
yesterday
When did Levi hutchins invent the first alarm clock?
how long did it take Levi Huthins to make the first alarm clock
Why did Levi hutchins invent the first alarm clock?
to help people tell when to get up and when to go to bed
How was the clock created?
It was created by the ancient Chinese and it was a water clock.
Who invented the water clock?
The water clock was invented by Ancient Greeks such as Ctesibius and Archimedes. It was used to measure time by the flow of water from one container to another.
Did Galileo invent the clock?
Not originally, but he did invent a clock controlled by a pendulum.
Which ancient civilization invented the clock?
The ancient civilization that is credited with inventing the clock is the Sumerians. They were thought to have created the clock's hour system with 24 hours and 60 minutes and the first clock prototypes known as sundials.
How do you say Ctesibius?
ctesibius
How did Plato get his good idea for water clock?
Plato did not invent the water clock. The water clock, also known as a clepsydra, has origins dating back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Plato likely used and was inspired by existing water clock technology in his time.
What firefighting equipment did the ancient Egyptians invent In 200 BC, the Egyptian inventor Ctesibius built a , which the Egyptians started using to put out fires.?
The shaduf is known as the first device used for lifting water in several ancient civilizations.
Did china invent clocks?
Yes. Chinese did invent the clock
Who inspired Benjamin Banneker to invent the clock?
He didn't invent it, but improved on it. Clocks have been in use for thousands of years. The Chinese had a water clock and by the 1300's in Europe there were candles to measure time. The ancient Greeks and Egyptians had clocks as well.
What did Benjamin Banneker do?
invent the clock.
What did benjermin banniker invent?
a clock
Where did Christiaan Huygens invent the clock?
His pendulum clock was patented in 1657.
Who was the first to invent the candle clock?
no one
