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Historians do not know who or when mankind "invented" a time-keeping device or "clock". Probably thousands of years ago when someone stuck a stick in the ground and saw the shadow of the sun move across the ground, known as a Sundial.
In ancient Egypt water clocks were used to keep time.
The civil day in ancient cultures was made up of watches. The length of the watch varied with the season, and were called seasonal or temporal hours.
The word CLOCK came into use in the 14th century AD.
The science or art of measuring time or making timepieces is known as Horology.
The name CLOCK, which originally meant BELL, came into use when there were very large mechanical time indicators installed in bell towers in the late Middle Ages. These Clocks were not accurate.
The origin of the word Clock
Clokke = Middle English
Clocca = Medieval Latin
Cloc = Celtic and Old Irish
Clugge = Old English
Glocka = Old High German
The word Bell has been used meaning to: chime, cry out, sound off, clamor and war.
Myra Bradtke
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∙ 8y agoHistorians do not know who or when mankind "invented" a time-keeping device or "clock". Probably thousands of years ago when someone stuck a stick in the ground and saw the shadow of the sun move across the ground, known as a Sundial.
In ancient Egypt water clocks were used to keep time.
The civil day in ancient cultures was made up of watches. The length of the watch varied with the season, and were called seasonal or temporal hours.
The word CLOCK came into use in the 14th century AD.
The science or art of measuring time or making timepieces is known as Horology.
The name CLOCK, which originally meant BELL, came into use when there were very large mechanical time indicators installed in bell towers in the late Middle Ages. These Clocks were not accurate.
The origin of the word Clock
Clokke = Middle English
Clocca = Medieval Latin
Cloc = Celtic and Old Irish
Clugge = Old English
Glocka = Old High German
The word Bell has been used meaning to: chime, cry out, sound off, clamor and war.
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∙ 12y agoThe ancient Chinese were the first to invent clocks. The first clocks were water clocks.
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When were digital clocks invented?
digital clocks were made in 1956 the digital clock was invented in 1956, it is the opposite to analogue.
When was the cuckoo clock invented?
cuckoo clocks were invented in Germany around 1730
How many candle clocks were invented?
youre a bumy
Who invented digital clocks?
the first digital clock was invented by Peter Petrov in 1968 The patent for the mechanism used in Pennwood and Lawson digital clocks was granted to Frederick A. Greenawalt, an employee of the Pennwood Company. Greenawalt's patent was issued in February 1935. Lawson stated selling digital clocks in 1934.
When was the first analog clock invented?
In Greek and Roman times, water clocks were used.
When were digital clocks invented?
digital clocks were made in 1956 the digital clock was invented in 1956, it is the opposite to analogue.
Why is clocks called clocks?
I wouldn't say the inventor, had a reason for calling clocks clocks, the person in which invented clocks came up with the name himself
What did peter henlien invented?
He invented clocks and watch-glasses
Who invented clocks?
albert instine
Why is clocks called clock?
I wouldn't say the inventor, had a reason for calling clocks clocks, the person in which invented clocks came up with the name himself
When were 12 hour clocks invented?
12 hour clocks were invented in 1781 by a group of concerned citizen who could not tell time in digits
Who invented sundial clocks?
the ancient egyptians.
When were auditory clocks invented?
1956 AD
When were battery operated clocks invented?
1962
First clock invented?
The first clocks ever used were actually invented by the Egyptians. These clocks were sun dials that used the shadows to tell time.
When was the cuckoo clock invented?
cuckoo clocks were invented in Germany around 1730
Why do you have clocks?
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