How Did People Tell Time Before Clocks?
In short: From the Moon's cycles and a stick's shadow to an Egyptian shadow clock, water clocks that may trace back to Babylonia, and the escapements that led to the mechanical clock.
A 2:01 short film in the series “Before Babylon”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Cambridge Core), “Evaluating the Evidence for Lunar Calendars in Upper Palaeolithic Parietal Art | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge Core”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Clepsydra | Water Clock, Ancient Timepiece, & Sundial | Britannica”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Sundial | Definition, History, Types, & Facts | Britannica”; Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (Britannica Kids / Britannica School), “sundial”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Verge escapement | device | Britannica”; EBSCO (EBSCOhost Research Starters), “First Mechanical Clock | History | Research Starters | EBSCOhost”; Springer Science+Business Media New York (Springer Nature); chapter by Xiaochun Sun, Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences; volume edited by Clive L.N. Ruggles, Un…, “Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower”.
Sources used in this film
- Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Cambridge Core) — Evaluating the Evidence for Lunar Calendars in Upper Palaeolithic Parietal Art | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge Core · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Clepsydra | Water Clock, Ancient Timepiece, & Sundial | Britannica · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Sundial | Definition, History, Types, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (Britannica Kids / Britannica School) — sundial · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Verge escapement | device | Britannica · View →
- EBSCO (EBSCOhost Research Starters) — First Mechanical Clock | History | Research Starters | EBSCOhost · View →
- Springer Science+Business Media New York (Springer Nature); chapter by Xiaochun Sun, Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences; volume edited by Clive L.N. Ruggles, Un… — Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Cambridge Core): Evaluating the Evidence for Lunar Calendars in Upper Palaeolithic Parietal Art | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge Core
- Also: Clepsydra | Water Clock, Ancient Timepiece, & Sundial | Britannica
- Also: Sundial | Definition, History, Types, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. (Britannica Kids / Britannica School): sundial
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Verge escapement | device | Britannica
- Also: EBSCO (EBSCOhost Research Starters): First Mechanical Clock | History | Research Starters | EBSCOhost
- Also: Springer Science+Business Media New York (Springer Nature); chapter by Xiaochun Sun, Institute for the History of Natura: Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower
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