Chronometry

Chronometry

The science of the measurement of time.

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kitchen clock

Chronometry; Clock

A clock frequently of oak, manufactured from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, that was commonly placed on a shelf in a kitchen.

kidney piece

Chronometry; Clock

A cam with a profile resembling a kidney commonly used for indicating solar time. Mean time and solar time coincide four times a year and differ by as much as 16 minutes at other ...

kidney dial

Chronometry; Clock

A dial on a clock that resembles the shape of a kidney.

keywound

Chronometry; Clock

A spring-driven clock that is wound with a key or crank.

jumper

Chronometry; Clock

A spring-loaded arm, a type of click, shaped to hold the teeth of a star wheel stationary between movements, although allowing the wheel to rotate in either direction.

jockele clock

Chronometry; Clock

The usual size for the movement of a Black Forest clock is about 6 1/4in. High, 4 1/4in. Broad and 5 1/2in. Deep. About 1760 a smaller version was made nicknamed Schottenuhr, and ...