Easy
What does Luna mean is latin?
moon
A sundial measures the suns -----.
shadow
Metal ----- were rare during the Middle Ages
screws
What was said to be the most accurate timepiece before the 1700s?
The water clock
What was Galileo distracted by at church?
The swinging of the alter lamp
Who started the lunar calendar?
The Babylonians
What was Saturn's Day?
Saturday a day no battles should be fought and all tasks were ill-starred.
In 1929 the Soviet Union tried to make a month into how many weeks?
6 weeks
Why was the number 7 significant to the Japanese?
They had 7 gods of happiness
Why was the number 7 significant to Rome?
Rome was set on 7 hills
Who was the first to discover the length of a solar year?
The Egyptians
What was the cycle the the Egyptians used to mark religious festivities?
lunar cycle
In 1929 the Soviet Union tried to make a week how many days?
5 days
Each day was dedicated to one of the seven ---.
planets
What was used to prevent the escape hole from wearing away or being clogged?
Fashioned from a gem
What was one sign the Egyptians used to mark one year?
Dog Star or Cycles of the moon
Who was responsible for taking 10 days out of the calendar?
Pope Gregory
When was George Washingtons Birthday?
February 11th or the 22nd
What was placed in coffins as a symbol of life's time has run out?
Sandglass
Around what year was it that the hour became our modern hour?
1330
In china why was a timepiece not much use?
Few people owned them and there were not many public ones
Galileo and -------, made it possible for clocks to be ten times more accurate.
Huygens
Torriano spent how many years creating a time piece.
20 years
What was one of the first time measuring devises?
sundial or shadow clock
What is the oldest clock still operating in England called?
The great Salisbury clock