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    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 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 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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    • http://www.tl.krakow.pl/dokumenty/ts/clock04.jpg
    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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    http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/subjectindex/hourglass.jpg

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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,
    without them we would be lost

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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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     THE END

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