Clocks
The clock is one of the most influential discoveries in the history of western science. The division of time into regular, predictable units is fundamental to the operation of society. Even in ancient times, humanity recognized the necessity of an orderly system of chronology with universal use of movement in celestial bodies to denote the passage of time. The introduction of the pendulum in the 1650’s propelled timekeeping from approximation an exact science, enabling the clockmaker to achieve a new height of in the reliability of the clock. During this period, clock making moved to the forefront of political and socio-economic agendas and on the cutting edge of engineering design.
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Mantel Clocks The word horologia, derived from the Greek terms meaning hour and to tell, was used to describe all timekeeping devices regardless of the mechanism of measurement. The word clock, from the Latin term clocca meaning bell, eventually displaced the aforementioned name designation and implies the use of bells to denote the time as early mechanical clocks indicated the hour with audible signals.
