Developments from mechanical to finger-ring mounted clocks took only 200 years of refinement and craftsmanship. (This is the sixth post of Time and Clocks, the thread that follows Time and Calendars.) Mechanical clocks were large and heavy, made of brass or iron and very expensive to build. As interest in them increased and as technical skills developed, it became possible ...
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Published on March 01, 2023 05:03