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Historians do not know who or when mankind "invented" a time-keeping device or "clock". Probably thousands of years ago when someone stuck a stick in the ground and saw the shadow of the sun move across the ground, known as a Sundial.
In ancient Egypt water clocks were used to keep time.
The civil day in ancient cultures was made up of watches. The length of the watch varied with the season, and were called seasonal or temporal hours.
The word CLOCK came into use in the 14th century AD.
The science or art of measuring time or making timepieces is known as Horology.
The name CLOCK, which originally meant BELL, came into use when there were very large mechanical time indicators installed in bell towers in the late Middle Ages. These Clocks were not accurate.
The origin of the word Clock
Clokke = Middle English
Clocca = Medieval Latin
Cloc = Celtic and Old Irish
Clugge = Old English
Glocka = Old High German
The word Bell has been used meaning to: chime, cry out, sound off, clamor and war.
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How was the invention of the clock useful?
Lol , Without Clock , how do u come to know the time . i Think now u understand why they are useful .
What is the name of the person who invented the punch clock?
The person who created the first punch clock is Benjamin Banneker. Benjamin Banneker was an African American scientist who changed the world with his invention.
Is the clock's the correct grammar for of the clock?
o' clock
O'clock is it on clock or of clock?
the full form of it is of the clock
What does o clock means?
it meas the clock hand it meas the clock hand it meas the clock hand
