#ancient timer

Do Yeon Lee

KLOR - Ancient Timer

Water clocks were developed in response to the shortcomings of sundials; they could be used when there was no sun and functioned as both a clock and a timer. The first water clocks were small bowls with a hole which water could flow through. Time was measured by how quickly these bowls would sink when placed in a basin of water. More complex designs of the water clock were developed and used for the timing of speeches in law courts, most notably in Athens, to prevent trials and speeches from going too long. The type of speech or trial determined how much water with which the clock was filled. Read more about water clocks here