The history of timekeeping devices dates back to when ancient civilizations first observed astronomical bodies as they moved across the sky. Devices and...
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Egyptians were one of the first cultures to widely divide days into generally agreed-upon equal parts, using early timekeeping devices such as sundials...
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reconstructed methods of timekeeping that go back to prehistoric times at least as old as the Neolithic. The natural units for timekeeping used by most historical...
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Patek Philippe Breitling Fortis Uhren AG IWC Longines Raketa History of timekeeping devices Zeno-Watch Basel Horology "Portable Drum Watch". The Walters...
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Metallurgy History of time in the United States History of timekeeping devices Military history#Technological evolution Category:Military history – articles...
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Clock (redirect from Timekeeping device)
becoming widespread with the development of small battery-powered semiconductor devices. The timekeeping element in every modern clock is a harmonic...
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Incense clock (section History)
Incense in China History of timekeeping devices Richards, p. 52 Pagani, Catherine (2001). Eastern Magnificence and European Ingenuity: Clocks of Late Imperial...
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Timekeeping on the Moon is an issue of synchronized human activity on the Moon and contact with such. The two main differences to timekeeping on Earth...
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Watch 1505 (section Symbolism of the watch)
Lisa. Peter Henlein Nuremberg eggs Watch History of watches History of timekeeping devices Nürnberg List of German inventions and discoveries German Renaissance...
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Art of the Upper Palaeolithic Azililan Chronometry (History) History of art History of astronomy History of calendars History of timekeeping devices Lunisolar...
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the Western Hemisphere on the east side of the IDL. The Pitcairn Islanders eventually rectified their timekeeping and began to use American dates, which...
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Complication Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH History of timekeeping devices Marine chronometer National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors...
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hora (first hour of the day), and prima noctis hora (first hour of the night). The Romans used various ancient timekeeping devices. According to Pliny...
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Timekeeping is relevant to many types of games, including video games, tabletop role-playing games, board games, and sports. The passage of time must...
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Ancient technology By civilization Ancient Egyptian technology History of timekeeping devices in Egypt Ancient Greek technology Roman technology Roman engineering...
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Timekeeper (category Timekeeping)
labor costs. Atomic clock Chess clock History of timekeeping devices Fully automatic time Horology Referee Sense of time Stopwatch Time clock Timegrapher...
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German Clock Museum (category Culture of Baden-Württemberg)
Furtwangen). The German Clock Museum is devoted to the history of timekeeping devices. A major focus is on clockmaking in the Black Forest, both as a...
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claims from Salisbury and Wells) is known from this era. History of timekeeping devices List of clocks Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turret clocks...
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Water clock (category Timekeeping)
accuracy comparable to today's standards of timekeeping, the water clock was a commonly used timekeeping device for millennia, until it was replaced by more...
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Coordinated Universal Time (redirect from History of UTC)
of UTC, particularly in discussions about eliminating leap seconds from the timekeeping system because leap seconds occasionally disrupt timekeeping systems...
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peace treaty History of the Karnak Temple complex History of timekeeping devices in Egypt Military history of Ancient Egypt Periodization of Ancient Egypt...
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novella History Crusaders as one of the main characters. Watch 1505 Nuremberg eggs Watch History of watches History of timekeeping devices List of German...
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Lund astronomical clock (section Function of the clock)
corners of the calendar board are decorated with the symbols of the Four Evangelists; these are original from the 15th century. History of timekeeping devices...
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Egypt History of the Egyptian parliament Population history of Egypt History of timekeeping devices in Egypt Culture of Egypt Egyptians Architecture of Egypt...
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Merkhet (category Timekeeping)
son of a priest who hailed from a temple dedicated to the Egyptian god Horus, located close to Edfu in Upper Egypt. History of timekeeping devices History...
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Society for Timekeeping) today is an organization of scholars, collectors and enthusiasts in Germany interested in the science, art and history of horology...
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-ion (-ιον), together usually meaning a sundial, clepsydra, or other timekeeping device but here used to describe the location housing them. It is now known...
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Balance spring (category Timekeeping components)
electronic quartz timekeeping technology has replaced mechanical clockwork in most of these devices, and the major remaining use of balance springs is...
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Timer (category Control devices)
beyond mere timekeeping; they help in calculating speed, distance, and fuel consumption as well. By enabling precise timing, these devices ensure that...
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