clepsydra
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Empedocles performed his experiment with a household implement people had used for centuries, the so-called clepsydra or “water thief,” which was used as a kitchen ladle.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
When you feed him have a full clepsydra handy and start it when he begins to eat.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas
Plato is said to have invented a complicated clepsydra to indicate the 496 hours of the night as well as of the day.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
Checking the hours by the clepsydra, he entered the name of every human being passing, up or down that stair, even the name of the manager every time he came in or went out.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas
They had but two measures of time—the clepsydra, or water-clock, and the sun-dial.
From Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
