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Who invented sundial clocks?
the ancient egyptians.
Did clocks exist in the 1850s?
Any Encyclopedia will report that clocks were invented in ancient times, as sundials are primitive clocks. As for mechanical clocks, there are public clocks from the 14th which are still on display in the Science Museum in Britain. See http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/wells-clock/index.asp
How did the mechanical clocks spread from ancient china to Europe?
silk road
Who was the ancient Greek engineer who made water clocks and movable figures?
Ctesibus was a Greek inventor who made water clocks with moving figures on them.
How do they use clocks in ancient days?
By weather, by stars Ancient civilizations had some additional methods. Among them were sundials, and burning candles or incense. Water clocks were used in Babylon and Egypt. Hourglasses were a late medieval development.
How did the Ancient Greek mark time?
They based it on phases of the moon and the hours by water clocks.
What types of clocks were used in ancient times?
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Are water clocks used today?
Water clocks are not commonly used today as they have been replaced by more accurate timekeeping devices such as wristwatches, smartphones, and digital clocks. Water clocks were used in ancient times to measure time by tracking the flow of water from one container to another.
In order to tell time at night the ancient Egyptians of 3000 BC used?
Water clocks known as clepsydra, which measured time by the flow of water from one container to another. These clocks had markings that indicated the passing hours as the water dripped.
How did clocks work without electricity?
Before electricity, clocks used various mechanisms to keep time such as pendulums or springs. Mechanical clocks would need to be regularly wound up to store energy and keep the clock running accurately. Water clocks and sundials were also used in ancient times to measure time without electricity.
Which are the ancient time measuring devices?
There is an hourglass. There is also a water clock. Sun dials also existed which used the position of the sun and a shadow to tell the time. There were also such things as incense clocks and candle clocks.
Who invented the first clock in what year?
They originally used sundials in ancient times (no exact year). Some report water clocks as far back as 4000 BC. As for the very first clock, none of the first clocks survived from 13th century Europe so it is known conclusively who the individuals were or what the clocks were.
