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A clock is an instrument used for indicating and maintaining the time and passage thereof. The word clock is derived ultimately (via Dutch, Northern French, and Medieval Latin) from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". For horologists and other specialists the term clock continues to mean exclusively a device with a striking mechanism for announcing intervals of time acoustically, by ringing a bell, a set of chimes, or a gong. A silent instrument lacking such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece. In general usage today, however, a "clock" refers to any device for measuring and displaying the time which, unlike a , is not worn on the person. Clock at the Royal Observatory, GreenwichHistoryReplica of an ancient Chinese incense clockThe clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to consistently measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units, the day, the lunar month, and the year. Such measurements require devices. Devices operating on several different physical processes have been used over the millennia, culminating in the clocks of today. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  media.uxcell.com 289px x 600px | 15.80kB [source page]  ahsoc.demon.co.uk 607px x 592px | 105.00kB [source page] Society Awards Percy Dawson Award The Percy Dawson Award is presented for the best article by an author new to the Journal and for the year 2008 has been awarded to Sebastian Whitestone for his  wwp.clocks-n-watches.com 370px x 480px | 30.60kB [source page] hour glasses and the shadow on a sun dial With the launch of the Pioneer Collection Angular Momentum watches has introduced a spectacular and sensational new way of reading the time Revolving Disk System The Revolving Disk System RDS developed by Angular Momentum is a true departure from convention The traditional moving hour hand and fixed dial are replaced From Yahoo Image Search: "Clocks and Watches"  luxurylaunches.com unknown Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:33:52 GM Patrizzi & Co's have decided to delight collectors of wristwatches, pocket . watches. and . clocks. by offering over 150 pieces under the hammer and into your precious collection! Headlining the auction is a classic 1929 gold-and-nephrite ...  weepnews.blogspot.com WEEP News Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:49:00 GM videogames, televisions screen, radios, car electronics, pagers, audio and video recorders, power lines, digital cameras, electric . clocks and watches. , marine radars and radio transmitters, VDU and countless other electronics. ...  darkroastedblend.com Avi Abrams Fri, 01 May 2009 07:48:00 GM today we look at various . clocks. , . watches. and means to tell the time, a fleeting continuum that is otherwise invisible and even irrelevant, especially when considered as a disappearing line between absolute concepts of "past" and ... From Google Blog Search: "Clocks and Watches"  news.google.com BBC News Act of Parliament public service wall clocks , most commonly found in taverns, appeared after the introduction of a tax on all British clocks and watches in ... and more » news.google.com National Jeweler Network Among finished watch products exported by Switzerland, alarm clocks and clocks , in general, were among the few sectors to record growth, increasing 6.2 ... news.google.com The List Or a safe, humdrum husband, the kind of man who synchronises all clocks and watches in the house, and labels butterflies for fun, who stays by his wife's ... From Google News Search: "Clocks and Watches" Why all new watches/clocks have the time 10:10:31? Q. I wonder why all the new clocks without batteries are kept with time 10hrs 10 mins 31 secs. Is it something associated with beauty? Who has decided that this time? Asked by Mansi - Sun Jun 14 16:51:30 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Because brand names generally are centered on the upper half of a watch, hands positioned at 10 and 2 frame the brand and logo". Answered by :( - Sun Jun 14 16:59:21 2009 Why is the time 10 past 10 shown in the advertisements of watches or clocks? Q. Why is the time 10 past 10 shown in the advertisements of watches or clocks? Asked by Ash - Tue Aug 28 07:20:30 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. I guess that's the best position of the hands that display the entire watch and the numbers. And probably because ten is considered a number that reflects excellence. Answered by patrisius_2000 - Tue Aug 28 07:31:34 2007 watches/clocks are set in the stores to: when Abraham Lincoln was shot or died, true or false?
Q. watches/clocks are set in the stores to: when Abraham Lincoln was shot or died, true or false? Asked by Gina - Tue Mar 25 13:19:48 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. False - I doubt most people could tell you when Abe Lincoln died. It's an old wives tale, more recently people have been saying that it's when JFK died. The fact is that most clocks are set to 10:10 or 8:20 just because it's a symmetrical arrangement that looks nice. The 10:10 is more common because the hands are pointing "up", like a more positive smile. It also depends on where the clock company's name is on the face of the clock - it looks nice to have the name framed by the hands. Lincoln was shot at 10:15 pm, by the way, but that's just a coincidence. He died at 7:22 am. Answered by honky275 - Tue Mar 25 14:39:11 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Clocks and Watches"
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