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| How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by Olsoo(m): 6:24am On Sep 14, 2015 |
How Did the Guys Who Invented the First Clock Know What Time It Was? This has got me wondering all day. Anyone with an idea? cc: seun, lalasticlala, ujsizzle |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by amiskurie(m): 6:30am On Sep 14, 2015 |
He must have consulted the oracle  |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by amnesty7: 6:36am On Sep 14, 2015 |
But you said "invented" yourself. Think a little more. |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by RichDad1(m): 6:51am On Sep 14, 2015 |
Because Oduduwa came to the world with a golden watch.  We lead, others follow.  |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by freeDR(m): 7:04am On Sep 14, 2015 |
Before the advent of mechanical clocks, people have been using basic and simple devices and methods in measuring time. Check up the SUNDIALS. Also, there are evidences that ancient civilizations divided up the day into hours by measuring time against the length of shadows cast by the sun. 2 Likes |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by dhardline(m): 7:04am On Sep 14, 2015 |
This is a little idea for you...When its days time and the sun is out in full glare with no clouds in sight,go out in the open where there is sand then pick a stick and draw a circle on the ground.After that take a straight broom stick and stick in right in the middle of the circle,where the shadow of the broom stick falls is the approximate real time . Although it might have all started from calculating sunrise to sunset.4 Likes |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by donnaira(m): 7:19am On Sep 14, 2015 |
before the invention, people already know time; may be not accurately but close to accuracy & this is possible through the use of shadows ;sundials etc .They also used the HOUR SAND ,though not common among locals it was mostly used by monarchs ,scientist etc 1 Like |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by Haywhymido(m): 7:19am On Sep 14, 2015 |
Except if i ask my grandfather, i dont knw |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by RobinHez(m): 7:33am On Sep 14, 2015 |
we've actually had different devices to tell the time from as far as 2000BC. Examples: Sundial, Hourglass, Candle clock, Pendulum clock etc... But for modern clocks., they were 'calibrated' using astronomical methods. I can't quite remember how it was put in one clip I watched, but it seems they measured it with the movement of the Earth around the sun and with stars in space...and then they develop mathematical equations to convert them into 'time' as we know it. |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by UjSizzle(f): 8:03am On Sep 14, 2015 |
The sun. |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by Nobody: 1:26pm On Sep 14, 2015 |
RobinHez: Don't you mean they are calibrated with atomic clocks? Astronomical methods have been outdated for some time now. |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by RobinHez(m): 1:38pm On Sep 14, 2015 |
Teempakguy: the question was " How Did the Guys Who Invented the First Clock Know What Time It Was?" All clocks owe their origin to astronomy. Each one improving from the previous one... |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by Nobody: 1:47pm On Sep 14, 2015 |
RobinHez:alright . . ok |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by Blakjewelry(m): 8:38pm On Sep 14, 2015 |
Teempakguy: You are correct the most accurate clock is atomic clock. Though different methods has being used and pass down from generations, the one that is truly a marvel is the mechanical clock, infact I have actually wanted to open a thread on that but then I remembered am not a good writer |
| Re: How Did The Guys Who Invented The First Clock Know What Time It Was? by tck2000(m): 3:46pm On Jun 09, 2019 |
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