Chapter 5: Clocks

Question 0

{Candle Clock}

• Dated at [______] in _____
• First Alarm Clock
• First device to measure time indoors and at night

Answer 0

-Dated at [500AD] in China

Question 1

{Sundials and Waterclocks}

• Dated at [______] in ______
• Oldest Time keeping technology

Answer 1

-Dated at [3500BC] in Mesopotamia

Question 2

{Sand Clock}

-Dated at [_______] in ______

Answer 2

-Dated at [1300AD] in Europe

Question 3

{Su Song Clock}

• Invented at [_____] in China
• First truly mechanical clock
• First clock to use Escapement Mechanism
• Measured passage of time and indicated movement of planets.

Answer 3

-Invented at [1094AD] in China

Question 4

{Richard of Wallingford}

-In [______], he made the first ______

Answer 4

-In [1327BC], he made the first European clock.

Question 5

{Givonni De’Dondi}

• Created Astrarium in [______]
• European clockmaker

Answer 5

-Created Astrarium in [1364AD]

Question 6

{Astrarium}

• Invented by _____ in [1364AD]
• For the first time in Europe this represented the universe as a machine.

Answer 6

-Invented by Giovanni De’Dondi in [1364AD]

Question 7

{John Harrison}

• English Carpenter
• In [_______], Harrison made his first clock out of wood
• His dream was to win the longitude prize.

Answer 7

-In [1713AD], Harrison made his first clock out of wood

Question 8

{Longitude Prize}

• Started in [______] by the British Government.
• Primary motivator for John Harrison

Answer 8

-Started in [1714AD] by the British Government.

Question 9

{Abul Abbas}

• Known as “______”
• Obtained at [______] in Europe
• First Mechanical clock in Europe (Made in Asia)
• Mechanism is based on Archimedian design & is powered by water.
• Time Indicator: Mechanical Bird every hour

Answer 9

• Known as “White Elephant Clock”

- Obtained at [800AD] in Europe

Question 10

{Harrison Clocks}

-H1
>Created in [______]
>World’s First Marine Clock

-H2
>Created in [______]

-H3
>Created in [______]

-H4
>Created in [_______]
>_______, confirmed the accuracy of H4. He declared that the clock is too good that this technology has to be kept a secret.

-H5
>Created in [______]
>Presented directly to ______ & he confirmed that is lost only 4 seconds in 10 days

Answer 10

-H1
>Created in [1736AD]
>World’s First Marine Clock

-H2
>Created in [1741AD]

-H3
>Created in [1759]

-H4
>Created in [1761]
>Captain James Cook, confirmed the accuracy of H4. He declared that the clock is too good that this technology has to be kept a secret.

-H5
>Created in [1770]
>Presented directly to King George III & he confirmed that is lost only 4 seconds in 10 days

Question 11

{Lt. Rupert Gould}

• English Lieutenant
• In [______] he discovered Harrison Masterpiece in the Greenwich observatory and restored them to working conditions

Answer 11

-[1927AD]

Question 12

{Patek Phillipe Co.}

-Made _________ in [1868AD]

Answer 12

-Made the first wrist watch in [1868AD]

Question 13

{Callibre89}
-Made by Patek Phillipe Co. in [______]
-World’s most ___________.
It has 24 different displays.

Answer 13

• Made by Patek Phillipe Co. in [1989AD]

- World’s most complicated watch

Question 14

{Time Trials}

• The period of Time Trials lasted [_______-______]
• Won by British watch/watch from [_____-_____]

Answer 14

• The period of Time Trials lasted [1700-1968AD]

- Won by British watch/clock from [1700-1903AD]

Question 15

{Swiss}

• In [_____], turned to mass production of inexpensive but accurate timepieces. It eliminated Britain as a competion
• [_____-______], Switzerland supplied 80% of watches.

Answer 15

• In [1903AD]

- [1903-1968AD]

Question 16

{Seiko}
-In [______], Seiko submitted the first quartz watch for competition.
It was 10x more accurate than any swiss watch.

-In [______], introduced the first watch with full quartz display.

Answer 16

• [1968AD]

- [1975AD]

Question 17

{Atomic Clock}

• Most accurate way of measuring time
• Introduced in [_____]
• Uses Cesium 133

Answer 17

-[1955AD]