Ancient Water Clock
An ancient Greek water clock has been found by Professor Rodney Young of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. He made the discovery when digging among some crumbling Turkish - built houses covering the site of the Athenian agora where Socrates used to speak, and the Athenian Council met. Called a clepsydra, this Greek timepiece was a vessel in which a flow of water marked the passing of a period of time, say, six minutes, in the same way as the sand in an hour glass—an invaluable means of setting a time-limit for oratory. An interesting fact about this discovery is that although it has always been known that the Greeks used such a device none had previously been found.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 23, 10 August 1949, Page 6
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124Ancient Water Clock Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 23, 10 August 1949, Page 6
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