Ancient time keeper...

Water clocks were among the earliest timekeepers that didn't depend on the observation of celestial bodies. Water clocks were used in ancient Babylon, Mesopotami, China, Korea, Egypt, Greece, India, Arabia, Muslim and civilizations. One of the oldest water clocks was found in the tomb of Amenhotep I, buried around 1500 B.C.

The oldest water clock (or "clepsydra") known, the Egyptian "hourglass of…

The word for an ancient water clock sounds like a name of a Greek goddess: Clepsydra.

Great civilizations initiated primitive forms of clock making 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, including sun clocks, water clocks, and obelisks.

A few weeks ago, Lulu and I went to the airport in Abbotsford to pick up my mom and dad who were coming for a visit. First Lulu inspected the flower bed and the airport sign. Lulu then sat in the car to wait while I went in to snap some pics of their water clock. The clock is known as a Clepsydra Water Clock. Clepsydra is Latin and means "steal water". According to the handout it is "an ancient time-measuring device worked by the flow of water". The first modern water clock was created by…

Simple, DIY Water Clock. #diyscience #water # clock

Fountains as well as sprays of water are definitely a thing of beauty, and for those who have been to Las Vegas, surely the fountains of Bellagio...

Homemade Water Clock- homemade timer out of water bottles! Great STEM project!