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Horology is the science and study of timekeeping devices. Clocks, watches, and chronometers are examples of instruments used to measure time.
Horology has a long history and there are many museums devoted to the subject. An example is the Royal Greenwich Observatory, which is also the source of the Prime Meridian (longitude 0° 0' 0").
See also
- Abraham Louis Bréguet
- Aaron Lufkin Dennison
- John Harrison
- Richard of Wallingford
- clockmaker
- watchmaker
External links
- American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
- Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH
- BHI - The British Horological Institute
- NAWCC: National Association of Watch & Clocks Collectors (USA)
- NAWCC Internet Chapter 185
- Timezone
- The Horology Source
- Musée International d'Horlogerie
- Musée d'horlogerie du Locle (Château des Monts)