Telling Time Throughout the Ages

By kate.nickell
  • 3000 BCE

    Obelisk (Egyptians)

    Obelisk (Egyptians)
  • 325 BCE

    Water clocks (Greeks & Egyptians)

    Water clocks (Greeks & Egyptians)
  • 300 BCE

    Sundial (Babylonians)

    Sundial (Babylonians)
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Hourglass (Europeans)

    Hourglass (Europeans)
  • Jan 1, 1100

    Quipus (Chinese)

    Quipus (Chinese)
  • Jan 1, 1206

    Candle clocks

    Candle clocks
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Mechanical clocks (Europeans)

    Mechanical clocks (Europeans)
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Watches (Italians)

    Watches (Italians)

  • International Date Line established (1880s)

  • Greenwich Mean Time was the standard

  • British horologists make England starting point for time zones

  • Daylight Saving Time instituted

  • Digital alarm clock (U.S.)

    Digital alarm clock (U.S.)

  • Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) adopted