what is the difference between early clocks and modern clocks
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Our modern-day system of using a base-60 time system, that is a 60-minute and 60-second increment clock, dates back to 2,000 B.C. from ancient Sumeria.
Our modern-day system of using a base-60 time system, that is a 60-minute and 60-second increment clock, dates back to 2,000 B.C. from ancient Sumeria.The English word "clock" replaced the Old English word daegmael meaning "day measure." The word "clock" comes from the French word cloche meaning bell, which enters the language around the 14th century, around the time when clocks started hitting the mainstream.
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According to historical records and archaeological finds the first time keeping devices known was developed by the Ancient Egyptians. Called Shadow Clocks, they were able to divide the day into 12-hour periods and used some of their enormous obelisks to track the movement of the sun.
The timekeeping element in every modern clock is a harmonic oscillator, a physical object (resonator) that vibrates or oscillates at a particular frequency. ... Analog clocks indicate time with a traditional clock face, with moving hands. Digital clocks display a numeric representation of time.