Elephant Water Clock. A masterpiece of medieval engineering. The clock was made by al-Jazari in the early 13th century for the King of Diyabakr. It to

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Elephant Water Clock. A masterpiece of medieval engineering. The clock was made by al-Jazari in the early 13th century for the King of Diyabakr. It told the time on the half hour using a novel ball run mechanism and was an iconic example of technology during the Golden Age of Islam by incorporating an Indian elephant.

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Keywords: 13th, al, century, clock, elephant, engineering, jazari, time, water