Off Hours

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The simplest solution is often the best solution. Jon and Chris touch on the history of timekeeping and then dive into a discuss about the variables that play into precision, mechanical timekeeping.

Samrat Yantra
A massive equinoctial sundial in Jaipur, India
jantarmantar.org

Dolphin Dial
Jon’s favourite example of a sundial, located in Greenwich, England
rmg.co.uk

Wadokei
A wadokei wristwatch created by Japanese watchmaker, Masahiro Kikuno, wherein the length of the hours change according to the time of year
youtube.com

Christiaan Huygens
Inventor of the pendulum clock & early, portable timepieces that employed hairsprings & balance wheels as their regulators
en.wikipedia.org

Robert Hooke
In addition to Huygens, Hooke is also credited with bringing hairsprings to the craft of watchmaking
en.wikipedia.org

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Off HoursBy Chris Manning & Jon Edwards

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