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| '''Horology''' is the science and study and art of ] devices. ], ], and ] are examples of ]s used to measure time. | |||
| {{Short description|Art or science of measuring time}} | |||
| Horology has a long history and there are many ] and several specialised libraries devoted to the subject. An example is the ], which is also the source of the ] (] 0° 0' 0"). One of the more comprehensive museums dedicated to horology is the in La chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland). One of the better horological museums in Germany is the ]. One of the most comprehensive horological libraries open to the public is the in Columbia PA. | |||
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| People interested in horology are called horologists. That term is used both by people who deal professionally with timekeeping apparatus (Watchmakers, clockmakers), as well as afficionados and scholars of horology. Horology and horologists have numerous organisations, both professional associations and more scholarly societies. | |||
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| The leading scholarly horological organisations for non-professionals are: | |||
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| United Kingdom - Antiquarian Horological Society - AHS | |||
| France - Association Française des Amateurs d'Horlogerie Ancienne - AFAHA | |||
| Switzerland - Chronometrophilia | |||
| Germany - Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Chronometrie - DGC | |||
| Italy - HORA Associazione Italiana Cultori di Orologeria Antica | |||
| United States of America - ] - NAWCC | |||
| {{wiktionary|horology}} | |||
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