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The world's first mechanical clock was not invented to tell the time. It was invented to regulate the sex life of the Emperor of China. In the ancient China of the Tang dynasty, in the 8th century AD, the emperor's heir was not necessarily his firstborn son. The heir was chosen by the court astrologist according to his astrological suitability. And, for the Chinese, the most important thing astrologically was not when the child was born, but when he was conceived. So, the timing of the Emperor's lovemaking was vital matter of state importance. The exact moment of the conception of each child had to be witnessed and recorded. But, this was complicated by the fact that he shared his marital bed with no less than 121 women, not all at the same time, of course. And, that was another problem because there was a strict order in which the women of the court should attend the Emperor's bed. It all had to be monitored in the minutest detail.
In 723, the horrendous logistics of the Emperor's bed drove a Buddhist monk, by the name of Izing to invent a water driven, spherical, bird's eye view map of the heavens, clock. It was also known as the first mechanical clock in this world.
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When was the first mechanical clock invented?
It was invented in Middle Ages. Around 1300 AD.
When the first mechanical clock invented?
It was invented in Middle Ages. Around 1300 AD.
Who invented the first ever mechanical clock?
The mechanical clock was invented by a Benedictine monk or monks, but nobody knows the name of the inventor or inventors. It was invented to help them keep a precise schedule for carrying out religious duties.
What Chinese dynasty was the mechanical clock invented?
Tang
Who was the inventor of the calculating machine?
The first inventor of the calculating machine was Blaise Pascal.
When invented the alarmclok invented?
Around 250 BC, An early version of the alarm clock was invented by the Greeks. They built a water clock where the raising waters would both keep time and eventually hit a mechanical bird that triggered an alarming whistle. The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins in 1787. However, the ringing bell alarm on his clock could ring only at 4 am. On October 24, 1876 a mechanical wind-up alarm clock that could be set for any time was patented (#183,725) by Seth E Thomas.
Why was the first alarm clock invented?
The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins, of New Hampshire, in the United States, in 1787. This device he made only for himself however, and it only rang at 4 AM, in order to wake him for his job.
Do you have information about the potato clock?
Potato clock was invented because the potato is found to be a good source of energy for the mechanical device specially- clock.
Who invented first mechanical digital calculator?
who invented the first mechanical digital calculator
When was the first digital alarm clock invented?
The first digital alarm clock was first invented in 1956.
When was the first electric clock invented?
The first electric clock was invented by Alexander Bain in 1840.
What man invented the mechanical clock?
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