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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The storey of the discovery of the isochronism of a pendulum by Galileo Galilei's observation of a swinging lamp in Pisa Cathedral is well known. Galileo believed that the pendulum took the same time ...

Fusee or fuzee

Chronometry; Clock

A grooved cone on which the cord from the spring container unwinds to equalise the force of the spring in a clock.

Friesland clocks

Chronometry; Clock

During the third quarter of the 18th century a type of domestic clock was produced in Friesland which was entirely new to the province. The case was a simple hanging version of an Amsterdam longcase ...

Friesland and Groningen clocks

Chronometry; Clock

The most common Dutch bracketed clock is the Friesland stoelklok; it is still produced according to a design which has hardly changed for over 200 years. Its development took place as much outside ...

Pendule portative

Chronometry; Clock

A small clock, usually fitted with a handle, designed to be moved from place to place in the house, like an English bracket clock. Pendule portative is in no way synonymous with pendule de voyage. ...

Pendule Louis XVI

Chronometry; Clock

Louis XVI's reported interest in horology is often cited to explain the horological sophistication attained during his reign (1774-92). It may explain the encouragement given to precision timepieces, ...

Pendule Louis XV

Chronometry; Clock

Louis XV's long reign (1723-74) was a period of great development and diversification in clock casework. At the beginning of the period clocks still retained some of the prestige value of the ...