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Early Egyptians told time by using the shadows cast by an obelisk.
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Babylonians started using a sundial, on which they attached a gnomon.
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Europeans used hourglasses as one of the first timekeepers.
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The first mechanical clocks were in Europe.
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Pendulums were added to mechanical clocks to help their accuracy.
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