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A wonderful and marvelous collection of answers to intriguing questions everyone ask about the world covering almost every subject, from science and history to art, language, mathematics, technology, and homeschooling

how were water clocks used
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How Were Water Clocks Used?

How Were Water Clocks Used? A water clock uses a flow of water to measure time. If viscosity is neglected, the physical principle required t

who invented the barometer
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Who Invented the Barometer?

Who Invented the Barometer? The barometer is an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. Evangelista Torricelli invented the barometer

who invented the telephone
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Who Invented the Telephone?

Who Invented the Telephone? Credit for the invention of the electric telephone is frequently disputed, and new controversies over the issue