Catalogue of the Exhibition Measuring of Time
Catalogue of the Exhibition Measuring of Time National Technical Museum Prague 2018 228 pages 165x245 mm ISBN 978 80 7037 288 3 The catalogue is devoted to the history of clock and watchmaking…
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Catalogue of the Exhibition Measuring of Time
National Technical Museum Prague 2018 228 pages 165x245 mm ISBN 978 80 7037 288 3 The catalogue is devoted to the history of clock and watchmaking manufacturing of time measuring devices and to the development of the collection of the NTM All relevant documentation is presented for the objects showcased in the new exhibition Measurement of Time at the National Technical Museum The National Technical Museum Prague has also put together a high quality clockmaker’s collection In accord with the museum’s function this collection is focused on documenting the development of clock making as well as on illustrating the history of the field in context of the technical development in the Czech lands A great emphasis is laid upon the history of clock making in the Czech lands starting as early as the 15th century pointing out distinguished Czech personalities of this field Considerable space is traditionally granted to clock making technologies hand and machine tools various aids devices and gauges Besides the manufacturing of clocks the production of other instruments is presented where the technical principles are analogous to clock making The development of chronometry leads visitors through the use electricity and electronics up to the time measuring instruments that are based on quantum mechanics principles
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