Measuring Time: The Ancient Egyptian Invention of the Clock (Zoom)
Who invented the clock and how did people tell time in ancient Egypt, particularly at night? Foy Scalf, Ph.D., from the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, discusses methods of ancient time-keeping and how it relates to the Egyptian’s conception of knowledge.
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