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The Evolution of the Clocks -Christine

By mrsimpson
  • Apr 7, 1504

    The Wrist Watch

    The Wrist Watch
    In 1504, the first wrist watch was made. It was made by Peter Helein. A watch is a small, portable timepiece that is made to be worn on a person. It is usually a wristwatch, attached to the wrist with a strap or bracelet. Clocks tell us what time it is.
  • Apr 7, 1577

    The first Minute Hand

    The first Minute Hand
    In 1577, Jost Burji invented the minute hand clock.
    the first clock with hour made in Milan Italy and in 1665 watch with minute and second made. They are getting smaller. They could be hanged on walls.

  • Lantern Clock

    Lantern Clock
    They became too old and are not used in the 19th century.It was made by Langley Bradley.Lantern clock by Langley Bradley, London, c. 1700. Converted to clockwork mechanism, hence missing its weight.

  • First Pendulum clock

    First Pendulum clock
    In 1656, the first pendulum was invented by Christian Huygens. In 1656, Christian Huygens. Something hanging from a fixed point which, when pulled back and released.back in the 1600s people who wanted to create accurate clocks were trying to solve the problem of how to cause the second hand to make exactly one. They tell us what is the time.
    revolution per minute.

  • Alarm Clocks

    Alarm Clocks
    An early protype of the alarm clock was invented by Greeks, in 1787. A alarm clock that can be set to sound a bell or buzzer at a desired hour. The alarm clock tells us what time it is. We could shoose when we want it to ring. They stand on tables.

  • Quartz

    Quartz
    In 1927, Warren Marrison made the Quartz. He developed a very large highly accurate clock based on the regular vibrations of a quartz crystal in an electriced ciruit.They hang on the
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    The Evolution of the Clocks

  • The Pocket Watch (1900BC)

    The Pocket Watch (1900BC)
    A pocket watch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as it changed alot to a wristwatch which is strapped to the wrist.Peter Henlein invented the Pocket watch.

  • The First Minute Hand

    The First Minute Hand
    In 1577, Jost Burji invented the minutes hand. The minute hand ticks every second. The minute hand does one lap of the clockface every 1 hour, or 60 minutes. So the minute hand travels 360 degrees every 60 minutes, and therefore travels 6 degrees per minute.
    the first clock with hour made in Milan Italy and in 1665 watch with minute and second made.