Telling Time

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  • 3000 BCE

    Early Egyptians tell time using an obelisk

  • 300 BCE

    Babylonians use a sundial

  • 1100

    Europeans use an hourglass

  • 1300

    First mechanical clocks appear in Europe

  • 1400

    First watches appear in Italy

  • European scientists add a pendulum to mechanical clocks to increase accuracy and precision

  • Time is measured using Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

  • Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) is adopted around the world as the official measure of time for the planet