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Chronometry
The science of the measurement of time.
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girandole clock
Chronometry; Clock
A distinctively American clock which derives its name from the similarly shaped mirror with convex glass and gilded balls surrounding the frame. Somewhat similar to the banjo ...
gingerbread
Chronometry; Clock
The name used to describe the elaborate designs pressed into a clock's wooden case.
gilding
Chronometry; Clock
The process of coating a base metal such as brass with a very fine layer of gold, much used in watch-movement finishing. For clocks it is largely confined to decorative external ...
gears
Chronometry; Clock
Gearing is the basis of clockmaking and the ability to calculate the necessary ratios is a fundamental clockmaking skill. To reduce pivot frictional losses, high gear ratios are ...
lathe
Chronometry; Clock
A machine in which metal, wood or other material is mounted horizontally, rotated, and cut or turned. Material to be revolved in a lathe is mounted either between the centers of ...
latched plates
Chronometry; Clock
To make dismantling and assembly easier, some late 17th-century makers used small latches to secure their pillars and plates. The idea is still occasionally used and during the ...
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