Water clock

Ancient · Household · 1600 BCE

TL;DR

Water clock - requires enrichment with adjacent possible narrative

May need to split this entry into various regional water clocks. This entry currently reflects Egyptian clocks.

What This Enabled

Inventions that became possible because of Water clock:

Elephant clock Hourglass Water-driven astronomical clock Fully mechanical clock

Biological Patterns

Mechanisms that explain how this invention emerged and spread:

Niche Construction Path Dependence Adaptive Radiation

Related Inventions

Elephant clock Hourglass Fully mechanical clock Water-driven astronomical clock

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Timekeeping

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