Picture No | 10052547 |
Date | circa 300 BC |
Description | Egyptian Clepsydra |
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The Egyptian CLEPSYDRA, or Water Clock, measures time by how long it takes a vase to fill with water, acting on a dial as the water rises
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Source | cigarette card by an unnamed artist in Morris's series 'Measurement of Time' (1924) |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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