The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.
The science of time and timekeeping, including clocks and watches.
the art of designing and making clocks
The science of time measurement, includes art of designing and constructing watches.
The art and study of watch making
The science or art of measuring time. It's a science that started back in the days of the Babylonians, who came up with the idea for the 60 second minutes and 60 minute hours we use now. Now scientists measure time in billionths of a second with atomic clocks. The first time keeping device was probably a stick in the ground, and someone noticed that the stick's shadow moved as the sun moved. From that came the present sundial. Other devices were the water clock, in which a bowl was either filled or emptied within a certain period of time, marked candles, oil lamps that would burn a measured amount of oil, or a stick of incense that burned at a measured rate, and would drop a thread-suspended metal ball on a bell. Sound interesting? Find out more about horology at the What is Horology? page or see Horology -The Index.
The science of time measurement, including the art of designing and constructing timepieces.
Horology is the study of the science and art of timekeeping devices. Clocks, watches, and chronometers are examples of instruments used to measure time.