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| 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 most comprehensive horological libraries is the in Columbia PA. | 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 most comprehensive horological libraries is the in Columbia PA. | ||
| 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. | |||
| The leading scholarly horological organisations for non-professionals are: | |||
| 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 | |||
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Horology is the science and study and art 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 and several specialised libraries devoted to the subject. An example is the Royal Greenwich Observatory, which is also the source of the Prime Meridian (longitude 0° 0' 0"). One of the more comprehensive museums dedicated to horology is the Musée International d'Horlogeriein La chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland). One of the most comprehensive horological libraries is the National Watch and Clock Library and Research Centerin Columbia PA.
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.
The leading scholarly horological organisations for non-professionals are:
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 - National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors - NAWCC
See also
- People
- Professions
- Institutions
External links
- A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, 1903, from project Gutenberg
- American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
- BHI - The British Horological Institute
- Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH
- Musée d'horlogerie du Locle (Château des Monts)
- Musée International d'Horlogerie
- NAWCC: National Association of Watch & Clocks Collectors (USA)
- NAWCC - Horological Science Chapter
- NAWCC Internet Chapter 185
- Project Horologer watch database
- The Horology Source
- Timezone