History of Technology

History of Technology

Discuss the history of the mechanical clock from its early beginnings to the Renaissance.

The first place where mechanical clocks were ever used is China, for telling the time and also for some astrological and astronomical functions, but more for the latter ones. The mechanical equipment was actually devised in about 725 AD, by Liang Ling-Tsan, who was a Chinese engineer; this mechanical equipment was the basis for the development of the mechanical clock. In 1088 AD, Su Sung along with his connections constructed a very sophisticated clock tower that was one of its kinds. An appealing point ...