Clock

Clock

Any instrument other than a watch for measuring or indicating time, especially a mechanical or electronic device having a numbered dial and moving hands or a digital display.

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Eight-day clock

Chronometry; Clock

A clock that runs for eight days on one winding.

Ecliptic

Chronometry; Clock

The plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun, passing through the centre of the sun. Viewed from the Earth it is the apparent track of the sun throughout the year between the fixed stars. In a ...

Ebonized

Chronometry; Clock

Having a black finish that looks like ebony wood.

Morez clock

Chronometry; Clock

Another term for Comtoise Clock. Morez is a small village in the Morbier district of the Franche-Comt?region of France, near the Swiss border, and both Morez and Morbier are descriptive terms for ...

Moon dial

Chronometry; Clock

An additional dial on a clock face that indicates the phase of the Moon each day. See also Lunar Dial.

Month train

Chronometry; Clock

Month-going clocks are usually arranged with an extra arbour carrying a wheel and pinion to give an additional 4 to 1 ratio between the great wheel and the centre arbor.

The late 17th and 18th centuries witnessed many innovations for improving methods of timekeeping. It was but a short step to convert the principle of an eight-day clock into one going for a month, ...