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2. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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   Oscillating timekeepers are used in modern timepieces. Sundials and water clocks were first used in ancient Egypt c.1200 BC (or equally acceptable BCE) and later by the Babylonians, the Greeks and the Chinese. Incense clocks were being used in China by the 6th century.

3. Alarm clock - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 October 2024. Type of clock A traditional wind-up (key-wound), mechanical spring-powered alarm clock An alarm clock or alarm is a clock that is designed to alert an individual or group of people at a specified time. The primary function of these clocks is to awaken people from their night's sleep or ...

4. Roman timekeeping - Wikipedia

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   The daytime canonical hours of the Catholic Church take their names from the Roman clock: the prime, terce, sext and none occur during the first (prīma) = 6 am, third (tertia) = 9 am, sixth (sexta) = 12 pm, and ninth (nōna) = 3 pm, hours of the day. The English term noon is also derived from the ninth hour. This was a period of prayer ...

5. Ancient Greek technology - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Greek technology developed during the 5th century BC, continuing up to and including the Roman period, and beyond. Inventions that are credited to the ancient Greeks include the gear, screw, rotary mills, bronze casting techniques, water clock, water organ, the torsion catapult, the use of steam to operate some experimental machines and ...

6. Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia

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   Derek J. de Solla Price (1922–1983) with a model of the Antikythera mechanism. Captain Dimitrios Kontos (Δημήτριος Κοντός) and a crew of sponge divers from Symi island discovered the Antikythera wreck in early 1900, and recovered artefacts during the first expedition with the Hellenic Royal Navy, in 1900–01. [32]

7. Candle clock - Wikipedia

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   Candle clock. A candle clock is a thin candle with consistently spaced marking that, when burned, indicates the passage of periods of time. While no longer used today, candle clocks provided an effective way to tell time indoors, at night, or on a cloudy day.