Telling Time Throughout History

By jule488
  • 100

    Obelisk used by early Egyptians

    3000 BCE obelisk used the sun and the shadow it cast to tell time.
  • 300

    Babylonians use sundial

    A 12-hour clock using the sun and the shadow it casts on the gnomon to tell time
  • 350

    Water Clock used by Early Greeks and Egyptians

    Also called a clepsydra that used the flow of water to tell time
  • 400

    Ancient Chinese use the burning of ropes to tell time

    lighting flames on ropes and marking candle wax to track the passing of time
  • Oct 26, 1100

    Hourglass used by Europeans

    first tool to tell time not dependent on the sun
  • Oct 26, 1300

    Mechanical Clocks used to tell time

    First appreared in Europe
  • Oct 26, 1400

    Watches used to tell Time

    Analog clocks that people could wear or carry first created
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Copernicus argues that the earth rotates in 24 hour periods

    The earth revolves around the sun annually, creating seasons. The earth rotates in 24 hour periods, creating day and night.