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The First Wrist Watches (Part 4 of 5)
As with many fashion trends in times gone by, the wrist watch was first made fashionable by royalty -- specifically Queen Elizabeth I who was given one in the late 1500s. It was an adaptation of the pocket watch made more feminine and worn as an ado... The Modern Watches and Precise Clocks (Part 5 of 5)
In the evolution of watch and clock making, mechanical clocks became the foundation upon which other types of watches and clocks were made. The theory that a mechanical mechanism could "tick" of time in specific, set increments is the basis of both t... How A Pendulum Works to Keep Time (Part 3)
Up until about the 16th Century, time keeping was approximate at best. There were the beginnings of mechanical clocks that would sit in the homes of the wealthy or in the towers of churches, but they would start to slow in their time keeping -- up to... How Do We Know What Time It Really Is? (Part 2)
The role of the Universe in Keeping TimeMethods of keeping track of time date back to ancient days, but it wasn’t until the 19th and 20th centuries that the science behind more accurate timekeeping and how that relates to the universe around us was m... A Time before Clock and Watches – A Series (part 1)
How Time Was Measured Before the ClockHow many times have you wondered, “What time is it?” and turned to your wrist only to find you forgot to put on your watch. We have become so programmed to know what time it is and schedule our lives around it t...
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