Clipart illustrations of different styles of clocks, including pocketwatches and hourglasses, and shows terminology that is used when describing the time, such as 'quarter after' and '20 past'.
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Half-Past 12
A clock that says it is half-past 12... |
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Horizontal Dial
The chief advantages of the horizontal sundial are that it is easy to read, and the sun lights the face throughout the year. All the hour-lines intersect at the point where the gnomon's style crosses ... |
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Hour-glass
An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour, by the running of sand out of a glass vessel.... |
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Hourglass
An illustration of a hourglass.... |
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House Clock
An illustration of a section of the interior of a large house clock.... |
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Inkstand, Clock and
This clock and inkstand is was designed for a library table. ... |
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Martha Washington's Bridal Watch
Watch belonging to Martha Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 – May 22, 1802), the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after ... |
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Old clock
Old clock with Roman numerals, 11:58.... |
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Pendelum
A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum.... |
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Pin-Wheel Escapement
An illustration of pin-wheel escapement.... |
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Polar Dials
In polar dials, the shadow-receiving plane is aligned parallel to the gnomon-style. Thus, the shadow slides sideways over the surface, moving perpendicularly to itself as the sun rotates about the sty... |
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Quarter Past 12
A clock that says it is quarter past 12... |
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Quarter to 1
A clock that says it is quarter to 1... |
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Remontoire, Electrical
An electrical remontoire can be either a gravity or spring type. In it, the weight or spring is rewound electrically, with a motor or solenoid. It is used in clocks with traditional mechanical movemen... |
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Sundial
A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. In common designs such as the horizontal sundial, the sun casts a shadow from its style (a thin rod or a sharp, straight edge) onto... |
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Sundial, Modern
"A form of Sun-dial that is as god to-day as any dial for determining noon." -Bodmer, 1917... |
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Vertical South Dial
In the common vertical dial, the shadow-receiving plane is aligned vertically; as usual, the gnomon's style is aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation. As in the horizontal dial, the line of shadow ... |
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Watch
A small timepiece, to be carried in the pocket.... |
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Watch, Back of
This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.... |
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Watch, Back of
This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.... |
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Watch, Back of
This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.... |
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Watch, Back of
This back of watch engraving is a British design. ... |
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Watch, Brooch
This brooch watch is designed to be pinned on a garment. It shaped in a snake that is formed into a circle, with a small watch in the center that is held by the serpents mouth. ... |
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Watch, Châtelaine
The chatelaine watch is designed to fit in a pocket. It is designed with decorative chains. ... |
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Watch, Châtelaine
The chatelaine watch is designed to fit in a pocket. It is designed with decorative chains. ... |