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Water Clock Diagram

Water clock design by the Greek inventor and mathematician Ctesibius (285 - 222 BC). As water fills the cylinder, the figure rises, pointing to the time. The cylinder empties automatically to fill a drum that rotates the hour scale.

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Title:

Water Clock Diagram

Caption:

Water clock design by the Greek inventor and mathematician Ctesibius (285 - 222 BC). As water fills the cylinder, the figure rises, pointing to the time. The cylinder empties automatically to fill a drum that rotates the hour scale.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size:

2712 x 4292 px | 33.3 MB

Print size:

23.0 x 36.3 cm | 9.0 x 14.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANCIENT GREEK • ART • ARTWORK • CLOCK • CTESIBIUS • DESIGN • DEVICE • DIAGRAM • DRAWING • ENGRAVING • ETCHING • GREEK • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • INSTRUMENT • INVENTION • MODEL • TIME • TIME-MEASURING • TIMEKEEPING • WATER CLOCK