Part animated film dramatising man’s attempts over the centuries to measure time. Sun worshippers measured the hours by the shades of obelisk and sun-dial; the first clocks were worked by the elements - such as the sand glass, the Chinese fire clock, and the Persian water clock. The mechanical clocks and pocket watches of the last two centuries are symbolised by a ballet of pendulums, leading to the precision instruments that are the clocks and watches of the present day, measuring time with great accuracy.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010325
Language
No spoken word
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Clocks and watches
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Time - Systems and standards
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)