Mechanical
clocks came as an advancement to the metrics of time as they the old
water clocks, which, by the 13th century, had been around for
millennia. Water flowed steadily into a vertical tank and the rising
water level indicated the time of day. That's simple enough, but,
like mechanical clocks, water clocks had become ornate structures
with gears and dials. Like mechanical clocks, they tolled the hours
and displayed the planets. As expected the new device was smaller in
size and more delicate, though the size of a freestanding floor clock
either of this era, ore even one much “younger” would seem like a
large piece of furniture today...
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