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Chronometry
The science of the measurement of time.
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lut line
Chronometry; Clock
The strong thin cord used to hang a clock weight or to connect the mainspring to the fusee in lower-quality fusee clocks, good fusee clocks having chains. The best gut clock lines ...
lunar dial
Chronometry; Clock
An additional dial on a clock face that indicates the phase of the Moon each day. See also Moon Dial.
lunar cycle
Chronometry; Clock
A cycle of 19 years after which the phases of the moon recur on very nearly the same days of the year; also known as the 'Metonic cycle', from its discoverer, in 432 BC, the ...
looking-glass clock
Chronometry; Clock
A clock with a box-like case and mirror instead of a painted-glass tablet.
long-case clock, italian
Chronometry; Clock
Between the 17th and 19th centuries in Italy, as in other countries, domestic clocks were made to be placed either on brackets or shelves, or to stand on the floor. Many craftsmen ...
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