The elephant clock was a model of water clock invented by the medieval Islamic engineer Ismail al-Jazari. Its design was detailed in his book, The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices.
A reproduction of the elephant clock in the Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai.
A reproduction in Kasımiye Medrese, Mardin, Turkey
Ahmed Salim is a British social entrepreneur and producer of transmedia productions including films, international exhibitions, live shows, books and educational and social campaigns. Ahmed Salim is o
Elephant clock
…float regulator that maintained a constant pressure in the receiving tank. Several modern reproductions of the Elephant Clock have been created by the 1001 Inventions organization. These reproductions are featured as part of the 1001 Inventions educational science shows that have been touring around the world since…
Ahmed Salim at the launch of the International Year of Light 2015, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on 19 January 2015