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Revision as of 10:24, 27 July 2006 by Horology (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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.
See also
- Abraham Louis Bréguet
- Aaron Lufkin Dennison
- John Harrison
- Richard of Wallingford
- clockmaker
- watchmaker
- Bhi
- NAWCC
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 Internet Chapter 185
- Project Horologer watch database
- The Horology Source
- Timezone