Ways of Telling Time through the Ages

By mamamaniac1
  • 3000 BCE

    Egyptian Shadow Clock (Obelisk)

  • 1500 BCE

    Greek & Egyptian Water Clocks

  • 300 BCE

    Babylonian Sundial

  • Jan 3, 1050

    European Hourglass

  • Jan 1, 1300

    First Mechanical Clock

  • Pendulum Clock

  • Sea Navigating Mechanical Clock

  • Digital Clock

  • Atomic Clock

  • Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock

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