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The Clock: by Darby 8A

The document summarizes the history and purposes of clocks. It discusses how the first clocks were water clocks invented by the Egyptians, while the first mechanical clock was created by Peter Henlein. It then explains that clocks are now found in homes, offices, and on wristwatches to keep track of time. Different types of clocks include water clocks, digital clocks, and grandfather clocks. Clocks have significantly impacted society by organizing daily schedules and allowing for concepts like daylight saving time. They also became very profitable inventions that many rely on to structure their daily lives and jobs.

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The Clock: by Darby 8A

The document summarizes the history and purposes of clocks. It discusses how the first clocks were water clocks invented by the Egyptians, while the first mechanical clock was created by Peter Henlein. It then explains that clocks are now found in homes, offices, and on wristwatches to keep track of time. Different types of clocks include water clocks, digital clocks, and grandfather clocks. Clocks have significantly impacted society by organizing daily schedules and allowing for concepts like daylight saving time. They also became very profitable inventions that many rely on to structure their daily lives and jobs.

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The Clock

By Darby
8A
Inventors
• The first ever clock was made by the
Egyptians, it was a water clock.
• The first mechanical clock though
was made by Peter Henlein.
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Purposes
• Clocks are in homes, offices and
many other places.
• Smaller clocks (watches) are worn on
the wrist.
• A small clock is often shown in a
corner of computer displays, cell
phones and many MP3 players.
Types
• There are so many different types of
clocks including the water clock,
digital clock, hourglasses, grandfather
clocks and many more
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The Effects
• There are so many effects the clock
have had on the world example:
daylight saving time, supper time,
bed time.
• Clocks organize our daily lives,
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Money
• In return the clock maybe the most
profitable inventions ever, as many
people would not be able to live their
lives with out them.
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Jobs
• Clocks effect jobs a lot because without
them you wouldn’t know your breaks or
what is quitting time.
• Your boss wouldn’t know if you were late.
• If they were faxing something or creating
something to do with the time they
wouldn’t know what time it is.

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