GrandFather Clocks add more value to your home

Recently I’ve been redecorating my house and buy a grandfather clock in our living room. I’ve always wanted a grandfather clock, because I felt it is a symbol of beauty, class and profession. I knew that these clocks were pushed into wooden crates and their position on the field and six to eight feet tall. I wanted to learn more about the history of these watches and do some research, came up with some interesting and surprising.

Since the beginning of civilization, mankind has always tried to find a technique to keep time. Before clocks were invented, man has used the movement of the sun, the stars and the moon to keep track of time. The Sumerians used the sundial day divided into two-hour segments. The Egyptians created a device called Cleopatra’s needle to divide their days into two-hour segments, while the Romans found a way to divide time into night and day. Then he invented the hourglass with sand glass and water.

A breakthrough in the search for the right moment came when in 1582, Galileo discovered that a pendulum can be used to measure time. He drew the first sketches of a grandfather clock, but not built. Finally, in 1656, Christiaan Huygens, who was a Dutch scientist, built the first known grandfather clocks, with the discovery of Galileo’s use. Although the clock has not been given a specific time, was a breakthrough in timekeeping technology. Different versions of the original clock was built to improve its function. Originally constructed of cast iron and hung on the walls. Subsequently, were built of wood and standing on the floor.

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