Задание
The First Mechanical Clock
Imagine modern civilization without having a sense of time. Frightening, isn’t it?
Time is something that helps us keep track of everything. Humans didn’t invent clock as such, as it was a redesign of the sundial.
Sundials were the first devices that man used to keep track of time, and its use dates back as long as 6 thousand years.
The Egyptians and the Chinese used water clocks to keep track of time. The first mechanical clock was made by Yi Xing of China in 725 AD.
Answer the question:
The first mechanical clock was made by
- the Egyptian.
- the Chinese.
- the Japanese.