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The Evolution Of Clocks

By NightWhispererJr
  • 1500 BCE

    Sundial

    Sundial
    The Oldest Sundial Known So Far Is From Is From Egypt Around 1,500 B.C. They Were Also The First Devices To Be Used For Measuring The Time/Parts Of The Day.
  • 520 BCE

    Candle Clock

    Candle Clock
    The Candle Clock Was Mentioned Earliest In A Chinese Poem Written In 520 A.D. It Told The Time By The Measured Rate Of Burn And Was Used At Night.
  • 250 BCE

    Greek Water Clock

    Greek Water Clock
    The Clock Was Called A Clepsydra And Was More Convenient Than The Sundial. Though It Was Better, It Was Less Accurate And Was Improved To Be More Accurate In 325 B.C.
  • 1300

    Hourglass

    Hourglass
    Hourglasses Were The First Some-What Accurate, Reasonable, Recyclable, And Easily Made Time Telling Devices. They Were Used Mostly Used To Tell Time Out At Sea.
  • 1350

    Monastery Clocks & Clock Towers

    Monastery Clocks & Clock Towers
    One Of The First Medieval European Clock Creators Were Christian Monks. The First Clock Recorded Was Built By Pope Sylvester II Somewhere Around 996. Peter Lightfoot Was A 14th Century Monk That Built One Of The Oldest Clocks And Is At London's Science Museum To This Very Day.
  • 1504

    Wrist Watch

    Wrist Watch
    In 1504, Peter Heinlein Created The Portable Yet Not-Very-Accurate Wrist Watch In Nuremberg, Germany. Blaise Pascal, A French Mathematician and Philosopher, Was The First Recorded Person To Wear The Invention. Fun Fact, He Used A Piece Of String To Attach The Pocket Watch To His Wrist.
  • 1577

    Minute Hand

    Minute Hand
    Jost Bürgi Created The Minute Hand. It Was Part Of A Clock Made For The Astronomer Tycho Brahe Who Needed An Accurate Clock For Stargazing.

  • Pendulum Clock

    Pendulum Clock
    The Pendulum Clock Was Created By Christiaan Huygens, A Mathematician From The Netherlands In 1656. It Was The Best Clock For Time Keeping Because Of Its Accuracy. Originally, He Wanted To Create A Clock For Ships But, After Several Experiments, The Clock Would Not Work Properly On A Ship.

  • Mechanical Alarm Clock

    Mechanical Alarm Clock
    The First Mechanical Alarm Clock Was Created By American Clock Maker Levi Hutchins In 1787. Though, The Ringing Bell On His Clock Could Only Ring At 4:00 AM.

  • Standard Time

    Standard Time
    Standard Time Was Invented By Sir Sanford Fleming In The Year 1878. Standard Time Is The Synchronization Of Clocks In A Certain Area. In The 20th Century, Each Geographical Area Had Their Own Time Zone.