When Asked About The Oldest Clocks Or A Method Of Measuring The Passage Of Time, Answers Would Probably Be Obelisks And Sundials. These Are Both Correct In A Way, But The Truest Origin Of Modern Clock Comes From The Water Clocks That Are Being Used As Early As 500 BC.Fundamentally A Clock Should Have A Regular Repetitive Process Which Can Be Counted Off As Passage Of Time Through Marking Off Every Process In Detail. The Next Instance Of The Event Should Clearly Show The Time Passage Through The Markings And A Clear Concept Of The Passage Can Now Be Clearly Determined. To Be Accurate, These Increments Should Have Equal Passage In Between. This Concept Makes The Primitive Sundial And Obelisks Ineffective For Timekeeping Since The Shadow Of The Sun Casting On The Obelisk Could Be Affected By The Earths Revolution Around The Sun. Even With The Stonehenge, The Placement Of The Stars Could Vary By A Large Degree Making Timekeeping (and Ultimately Calendar Keeping) As Tedious As It Seems, Especially Without Precise Star Mapping.The Concept For Time Keeping Did Broke Surface On The Human Mind At The Start Of The Civilization. Even Roving Barbarians And Nomads Keep Check On Time Or The Human Species Should Have Been Wiped Out During The Fiercest Conditions Of The Ice Age.Though Variations Of Sundials Did Surface In Germany And Other Parts In Europe, Sundials Are Used With Much More Success In Parts Where The Sun Holds Dominant Sway. The Egyptians, For Instance, Have The Most Superior Methods To Track Time Passage In Their Era. That Is One Prominent Reason Why They Use Gigantic Structures On Several Events. The Egyptians Are Also Credited In The First Usage Of The Water Clock. This Device Is Simplistic. It Is A Vessel Of Sorts That Hold A Predetermined Volume Of Liquid. Having An Exit Hole At Its Bottom Would Allow The Water An Exit Which Would Then Be Marked For Time Passage. Water Clocks, Though Discovered By The Egyptians Where Made Known Through Usage By Those That Have No Year Round Benefit Of The Sun. Like Greece For Instance And China.Clepsydras Are The Name Of Water Clocks Used By The Greeks. Though The First Versions Of This Water Clock Is Only A Huge Bowl Shape Containers Designed To Get Filled By Entering Water At A Constant Rate, Numerous Additions Are Made In Time. Some Of The More Elaborate Water Clocks Have Bells, Gongs, Figurines And Sculptures That Come To Life Every Designated Time.Water Clocks Also Became Integrated Deeply In The Zen Philosophy Of The Japanese. On Some Zen Gardens, A Water Clock Can Be Found Silently Tapping Into A Stone Outcrop.
