Mechanical Clock
1283
The verge-and-foliot escapement, possibly first installed in Dunstable Priory, England. Clock towers spread across European cities; the 24-hour day becomes a measurable, divisible unit.
Part of First · Watch in the documentary
1283
The verge-and-foliot escapement, possibly first installed in Dunstable Priory, England. Clock towers spread across European cities; the 24-hour day becomes a measurable, divisible unit.
Part of First · Watch in the documentary