| Show early clocks were crude clocks like nearly everything else had a crude beginning man first measured time by shadows cast by the sun later the sundial was developed the chinese and the greeks improved on the sundial by inventing a water clock this ibis consisted of a vase filled with water the water dripped drop by drop through a small opening in the bottom into a vessel beneath the side of the vase was marked off in lines end and the height of the water indicated the time sand clocks were also used in these like the hour glasses time was measured by run ning sand king alfred the great is said to have marked time by burning candles marked with rings of color |
