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Clocks, Mechanical

In: Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture
Edited by: H. James Birx
Subject:Time Studies

The first mechanical clocks appeared about 1250 CE and employed weight-driven gears to keep time. Their invention represented an important step in the quest to discover a way to keep time accurately. The inventor of the first mechanical clock is unknown, ...

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  Birx, H. J. (2009). Clocks, mechanical. In Encyclopedia of time: Science, philosophy, theology, & culture (Vol. 1, pp. 198-198). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n98
  
  Birx, H. J. "Clocks, Mechanical." In Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture, edited by Birx, H. James., 198-198. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n98.
  
  Birx, H. J. 2009. Clocks, Mechanical. In: H. J. Birx Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 198 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n98> [Accessed 26 Jul 2021].
  
  Birx, H. J. "Clocks, Mechanical." Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 198-198. SAGE Knowledge. 26 Jul 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n98.
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