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Timekeeping Methods

By KeeseeOtranto0
  • Oldest Known Calender
    8000 BCE

    Oldest Known Calender

    A mesolithic calender monument in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is considered to be the "World's Oldest Known Calender", believed to have been built about 8,000 BCE. First excavated in 2004.
  • 4000 BCE

    Sexagesimal Timekeeping Methods Developed

  • Ancient Egyptian Obelisks and the first Shadow Clocks
    3500 BCE

    Ancient Egyptian Obelisks and the first Shadow Clocks

  • Sundials and the rise of the Shadow Clock
    1500 BCE

    Sundials and the rise of the Shadow Clock

  • 1500 BCE

    Earliest known Water Clock left behind in Egyptians Pharaoh's tomb

  • Nocturnal Clocks and the Egyptians' Merkhet
    600 BCE

    Nocturnal Clocks and the Egyptians' Merkhet

  • 328 BCE

    The recorded use of Water Clocks in the Hellenic World

  • Period: 500 to 599

    The development of the Incense Clock

  • 520

    Oldest record of the Candle Clock

  • Jan 1, 996

    The First recorded Mechanical Clock made in Europe

  • Jan 1, 1000

    The Hourglass and its Nautical Origins

  • Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1399

    Development and Widespread use of the Astronomical Clock

  • The first Pendulum Clock invented was Dutch

  • The Spiral Balance: Rise of the accurate Pocketwatch

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