Horology
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Horology is the science and study of timekeeping devices. Clocks and watches are examples of instruments used to measure time.
Horology has a long history and there are many museums devoted to it. An example is the Royal Greenwich Observatory, which is also the source of the Prime Meridian, longitude 0° 0' 0".
See also
External links
- American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (http://www.awci.com/)
- FH Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (http://www.fhs.ch/en/work.php/)
- BHI - The British Horological Institute (http://www.bhi.co.uk/)
- NAWCC: National Association of Watch & Clocks Collectors (USA) (http://www.nawcc.org/)
- NAWCC Internet Chapter 185 (http://nawcc-ihc.org/)zh:钟表