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An example of a German candle clock

A candle clock is a thin candle with consistently spaced marking that, when burned, indicates the passage of periods of time. While no longer used today, candle clocks provided an effective way to tell time indoors, at night, or on a cloudy day.

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Candle clock

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A candle clock is a thin candle with consistently spaced marking that, when burned, indicates the passage of periods of time. While no longer used today...

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Clock

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of such duration timers are candle clocks, incense clocks, and the hourglass. Both the candle clock and the incense clock work on the same principle,...

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History of timekeeping devices

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different designs for a candle clock in his book Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices. His so-called "scribe" candle clock was invented to mark...

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Candle

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(960–1279) used candle clocks. By the 18th century, candle clocks were being made with weights set into the sides of the candle. As the candle melted, the...

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Incense clock

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incense clocks were commonly used at homes and temples in dynastic times. In addition to water, mechanical, and candle clocks, incense clocks were used...

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List of inventions in the medieval Islamic world

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a musical band of automatons. Candle clock with dial and fastening mechanism: The earliest reference of the candle clock is described in a Chinese poem...

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List of obsolete technology

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capabilities, has not by any means, supplanted the analog watch. Other analog clocks persist alongside their digital counterparts for similar reasons. CDs are...

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List of English inventions and discoveries

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invented by Charles James Mason (1791–1856). Anglo-Saxon times: type of candle clock invented by Alfred the Great (849–899). c. 1657: Anchor escapement probably...

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List of Chinese inventions

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19th century. Candle clock: Candle clocks have been used in China since at least the 6th century AD. The earliest reference of a candle clock is in a poem...

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Zag de Sujurmenza

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Relox de agua (clepsydra, or water clock) Argente vivo o azogue (quicksilver or mercury) and Candela (candle clock). Of his works, the most important...

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Toledo School of Translators

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Relox de agua (clepsydra, or water clock), Argente vivo o azogue (quicksilver or mercury), and Candela (candle clock). Abraham of Toledo, physician to...

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Daylight saving time

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earlier in the summer they would economize on candle and oil usage, but he did not propose changing the clocks. In 1895, New Zealand entomologist and astronomer...

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Bayonet mount

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may be by al-Jazari in the 13th century, who used it to mount candles into his candle-clocks. This type of fitting was later used for soldiers who needed...

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Torsion pendulum clock

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the torsion clock in 1879-1880. He was inspired by watching a hanging chandelier rotate after a servant had turned it to light the candles. He formed the...

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Flintlock mechanism

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which the candle would be quickly lit. The device provided a quick and reliable source of light, and flame for the lighting of fires. Alarm clocks exist that...

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Electricity on Shabbat

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performed in violation of Shabbat. Thus, for example, if a Jew lights a candle in violation of Shabbat, both he and other Jews are forbidden to read a...

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Relojes Centenario

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2000 BCE, candleclocks” with markings for hours, and similar timepieces but with oil lamps. There are numerous examples of mechanical clocks. One unique...

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English auction

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this type of auction. A candle auction is a variation in which the end of the auction is signaled by the expiration of a candle flame. This was intended...

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Timer

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from them. Candle-timers Countdown Time lock Drip irrigation Egg timer Intervalometer Staircase timer Time to digital converter Water clock Photo-lab timer...

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Bell jar

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variation of this experiment is to place the candle and bell jar over water, and to observe that when the candle extinguishes, the water level will rise inside...

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Roman timekeeping

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(sunset) Vespera (evening) Crepusculum (twilight) Prima fax (lighting of candles) Concubia nox (bed-time) Intempesta nox (far into the night) Inclinatio...

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List of works by Townshend and Howson

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which are associated with him. We see the burning of the cakes, the candle clock, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle and the translation of Boethius. Another window...

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Hooghly Imambara

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the mosque is decorated with marbles, candles and hanging lanterns. Hooghly Imambara is famous for its vaunted clock. It is at the middle of the twin towers...

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