where did it originate
where did the word dial originate?
dies from latin
who invented the first "clock/time keeper"?
the Egyptians
What were the super early clocks reliant on?
the tides/water and the sun
what is the latin that the word sunrise originated from.
Hora Prima
a clever Parisian made a clock that used what materials to "fire the shot that started the French Revolution. How did it work?
used a lens on his sundial to focus on a cannon that shot at 12 o'clock.
How did the early saxons lable their days? what did they base their days off of?
tides, morning tide, noontide, afternoon tide, evening tide.
who invented the spring clock?
Hooke
which type/types of clocks used gravity in keeping the time.
water and pendulum
which German and dutch words did "clock" come from?
Glocke and clok
what was the specific function of the sundial for the Romans?
to let them know when it was their mealtimes.
where does the word "day" come from?
its an old Saxon word that means "to burn"
who developed the first pendulum clock?
Christiaan Huyges.
when marking degrees, you write 180o. what is the o called and what does it represent
degree and the sun
what is hookes law?
Ut tension sic vis
on a trip to Jamaica, John Harrison created a clock that lost how much time after 9 weeks at sea?
5 seconds.
where does the word "minute" come from?
it comes from the latin, "pars minuta prima"
what is the progression of clocks? It started at what and ended with what?.
sundial, water, sand, wax, fire, mechanical, spring, digital.
what were mechanical clocks initially designed for and who designed them?
they were designed by the Catholic monks so that people could hear the time not just see it, and to mark as a reminder to pray. exactly like an alarm.
what is the latin that the word sunset originated from.
hora Vesperalis
by what process did monks dry the sand that would be put in an hourglass? what was the "sand" made out of?
they would boil the sand in wine 9 different times then let it dry in the sun. marble dust.
where does the word for hour come from?
its a latin and greek combo that means 1/12 of the sunlight or darkness.
what problem or issue "forced" the development of of a spring clock.
It started because the latest type of clock of that time was pendulum clocks and they couldn't bring them out to sea because it was reliant on gravity. The issue was that a pendulum swings back and forth, while in a boat the pendulum swings back and forth too much due to the rocking.
why are our days divided into specifically 24 hrs? what is the system called.
we don't really know why. the Egyptians were the first to do it. they used a sexagesmial system of numbers. multiples of 60.
what is original name of the thing inside the bell that strikes it producing nose.
jack marteau
what is the name of the town that people would go to for medical advice. related to astrology.
Strasburg. (show pic from Anh)