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Timeless Mechanisms of Ancient Clocks
Explore the fascinating world of ancient timekeeping through devices and instruments that marked civilization's earliest hours.
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  • 1. A feature marking midday on sundials
  • 2. Instrument measuring altitude, used for time and navigation
  • 3. Ancient device that tells time by casting a shadow
  • 4. Timekeeping based on moon phases
  • 5. Timekeeping device with sand flowing between glass bulbs
  • 7. Method of measuring time by dripping water
  • 10. Sundial variant using shaded lines to show time
  • 12. Rigid bar on a sundial for casting a shadow
  • 13. Tall stone used to track solar time using shadows
  • 15. Ancient Chinese time-telling instrument
  • 17. Mythical guardian often linked with ancient Egyptian time
  • 18. Traditional Japanese lantern clock
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  • 6. Melting wax marks the passage of time
  • 8. Water clock used in antiquity to measure time
  • 9. Early mechanical clock type in medieval times
  • 11. Sphere model representing celestial timing
  • 14. Ancient instrument for measuring time using stars
  • 16. General term for ancient timekeeping device
  • 19. Relating to timekeeping devices from ancient empires
  • 20. Burning wax time indicator

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