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instruments used to
measure time.
People interested in
horology are
called horologists. That term is used both by
people who deal
professionally with timekeeping...
- CBE, FBHI, FSA, AHCI (19
August 1926 – 21
October 2011) was an
English horologist,
inventor of the
coaxial escapement,
author and a
classic car collector...
- into a
prosperous family of
farmers in Bourges, France, was a
French horologist,
sculptor and painter.
During his studies, he
quickly distinguished himself...
- OBE
FREng (born 25
November 1936) is an
English inventor, entrepreneur,
horologist and
philanthropist best
known for his
extensive research into electric...
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After his
retirement and
return to
England he
became an
antiquarian horologist.
Beeson was born in
Oxford on 10
February 1889 to
Walter Thomas Beeson...
- HYT is a
watchmaking company based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It is the only
watchmaking company to
display time with fluids. HYT was
launched in 2012...
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master watchmaker in
Paris in 1753. Berthoud, who held the
position of
Horologist-Mechanic by
appointment to the King and the Navy, left
behind him an exceptionally...
- Abraham-Louis
Perrelet (9
January 1729 – 1826) was a
Swiss horologist. He was born in Neuchâtel, then in the Prin****lity of Neuchâtel. His father, Daniel...
- Jean-Marc
Vacheron (1731–1805) was a
Genevan horologist and a
founder of the
Vacheron Constantin watch company. He was a
close friend of
leading Enlightenment...
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Michael Gambon as
clockmaker John
Harrison (1693–1776) and
Jeremy Irons as
horologist Rupert Gould (1890–1948).
Longitude presents the
story of Harrison's efforts...
