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What was the first clock?

What was the first clock?

History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast vor 2 Monaten

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Imagine waking up thousands of years ago with zero idea what time
it is! No phones, no alarms, no watches—how would you ever know
when to meet your friends or go to school? Join Mira and Finn on
History's Not Boring as they time-travel to discover how humanity
invented the clock! First, we head to Ancient Egypt, where giant
seventy-foot stone obelisks were used as massive sundials. But what
happens when the sun goes down? Enter the dripping water clocks
used to time talking lawyers in ancient Greece, and King Alfred's
brilliant burning candle clocks! You'll be amazed by a forty-foot
water-powered clock tower in China, and find out why the famous
explorer Ferdinand Magellan needed exactly eighteen hourglasses on
his ship to sail around the world. Finally, learn how medieval
monks built the very first ticking mechanical clocks using heavy
iron weights, turning gears, and loud bells. We'll even uncover the
hilarious history of "knocker-uppers"—people whose actual job was
to shoot dried peas at your bedroom window to wake you up! Tune in
for an incredibly timely adventure!