Before Clocks: The Age of Candle Clocks In the era before the ubiquitous tick-tock of modern clocks, our ancestors turned to ingenious contrivances known as candle clocks to mark the passage of time, especially during indoor evenings and nights. These remarkable timekeepers relied on the slow, measured burn of a candle to provide a reliable reference for time measurement. … [Read more...] about Candle Clocks: Illuminating the Past’s Timekeepers