L09 Mechanical Universe and Revolution in Time Flashcards
1
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Harrison H3
A
1759
2
Q
1741
A
Harrison H2
3
Q
Patek phillipe co.
A
1868 - first wrist watch
4
Q
1868 - first wrist watch
A
Patek phillipe co.
5
Q
Candle Clock
A
500 AD China(first alarm clock)
6
Q
- English Carpenter
- 1713 built his first clock
- dreamed for longitude prize
A
John Harrison
7
Q
Sundials and Water clocks
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Oldest timekeeping technology (3500 BC) Mesopotamia
8
Q
1761 - world’s first watch
A
Harrison H4
9
Q
Atomic clock
A
1955 - present
10
Q
Su Song Clock
A
1094 AD, first truely mechanical clock
- used escapement mechanism
- measured passage of time and movement of planets
11
Q
1759
A
Harrison H3
12
Q
Giovanni de’ Dondi
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1364 - built astrarium (planetarium)-16 years to create
13
Q
John Harrison
A
- English Carpenter
- 1713 built his first clock
- dreamed for longitude prize
14
Q
1968 - first quartz watch
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Seiko (End of time trials)
15
Q
1975
A
Seiko first full quartz display watch
