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    Chronometry (redirect from Horology)
    Chronometry or horology (lit. 'the study of time') is the science studying the measurement of time and timekeeping. Chronometry enables the establishment...
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  • Wadsworth (1965) A History of Repeating Watches, Offprint from Antiquarian Horology (originally published in parts from September 1965 to June 1966). Manfred...
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    of Manufacture of the British Empire, Etc. p. 703. Hood, Grant (1904). Modern Methods in Horology. Kansas City Jeweler and Optician. p. 44. FH glossary...
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    In horology, a complication is any feature of a timepiece beyond the display of hours, minutes and seconds. A timepiece indicating only hours, minutes...
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    the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2007-10-10., author is Curator of Horology at the British Museum Derry, T.K.; Williams, Trevor (1993). A Short History...
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    In horology, a movement, also known as a caliber or calibre (British English), is the mechanism of a watch or timepiece, as opposed to the case, which...
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    Parsons Horological Institute (originally, La Porte School for Watchmakers; also known as Parsons Horological School) was the first horological school...
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    The Holy Trinity, also known as The Big Three, is the name given in horology to three of the biggest and oldest watchmakers in the world. The watch brands...
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    The British Horological Institute (BHI) is the representative body of the horological industry in the United Kingdom. It was founded by a group of clockmakers...
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    The International Museum of Horology, French: Musée international d'horlogerie, is a horological museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. It is owned...
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    Chinese calendar (category Horology)
    calendar, partly reflecting developments in astronomical observation and horology, with over a millennium plus history. The major modern form is the Gregorian...
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  • The Finnish Museum of Horology (Finnish: Suomen Kellomuseo, Swedish: Finlands Urmuseum) is a horological museum located in exhibition centre WeeGee house...
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  • In horology, a wheel train (or just train) is the gear train of a mechanical watch or clock. Although the term is used for other types of gear trains,...
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  • Horological Society of New York (HSNY) is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the art and science of horology. The Horological Society...
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    onwards until 1997 MX6 chronometers with minor НИИ ЧАСПРОМ (NII Chasprom — Horological institute of the Soviet era) devised alterations were produced from components...
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  • An annual calendar is a representation of the year that expires with the year represented, or that must be altered annually to remain current. The term...
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    (2): 191–192. doi:10.1111/jmi.12993. PMID 33438230. Hall, A. R. (1978). "Horology and criticism: Robert Hooke". Studia Copernicana. 16. Ossolinskich: 261–81...
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    Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle (CAP) in horology (in two years), then the "Brevet des Métiers d'Art" horology for another two-year course. And optionally...
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    from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved May 15, 2010. A. R. Hall, "Horology and criticism: Robert Hooke", Studia Copernicana, XVI, Ossolineum, 1978...
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    Le Brassus (section Horology)
    Le Brassus is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality Le Chenit. Le Brassus station is the western...
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  • determined by finding the smallest round sink into which the mainspring barrel (horology) will fit. (The diameter of the barrel is related to the mainspring length...
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    Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336) made major contributions to astronomy and horology, including the invention of the first astronomical clock, the Rectangulus...
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  • with horology schools, individual watchmakers and clockmakers, manufacturers and retailers to advance the art, science and business of horology. The AWCI...
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    A mystery watch or mystery clock, in horology, is a timepiece whose working is not easily deducible, because it seems to have no movement at all, or the...
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    numbering Date and time representation by country Date format by country Horology ISO 8601 and computing differences between dates on Wikiversity ISO 8601-1:2019/Amd...
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  • famous watchmakers is a list of those who influenced the development of horology or gained status by their creations. The list is sorted by the lifetimes...
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  • watch-related YouTube channel and largest cross-platform creator regarding horology. Amongst other businesses, Leonard founded and owns luxury watch boutique...
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    he was accomplished in mathematics, astronomy, cartography, geography, horology, pharmacology, mineralogy, metallurgy, zoology, botany, mechanical engineering...
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    the balance wheel. The Guillaume balance (a type of balance wheel) in horology is named after him. 1896: La Température de L'Espace (The Temperature of...
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    after they were demobilized the fashion soon caught on: the British Horological Journal wrote in 1917 that "the wristlet watch was little used by the...
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