The History of Clocks

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  • The Inventions of Clocks

    The Inventions of Clocks

    Christiaan Huygens invented the first pendulum controlled clock.
  • Pendulum Suspension Spring

    Pendulum Suspension Spring

    William Clement upgraded the original clock by adding suspension springs to it.
  • Watches that Lend a Hand

    Watches that Lend a Hand

    Daniel Quare introduced to the public concentric minute hand for watches. He thought about working on making watches repeat the time.
  • More Creations for Clocks

    More Creations for Clocks

    George Graham and John Harrison invented more important things for watch clocks. George Graham created the cylinder escapement and John Harrison created the grid-iron compensation pendulum.
  • Improvement Designs

    Improvement Designs

    Josiah Emery improved the design of the lever escapement that was introduced by Thomas Mudge in 1759.
  • The First Electric Clock

    The First Electric Clock

    An Edinburgh clockmaker named Alexander Bain created the first electric clock.
  • Advances to Clock Mechanisms

    Advances to Clock Mechanisms

    Pierre Le Roy and Thomas Earnshaw introduced to the public temperature compensated balance wheel. They got the idea because of enlightenment era in Europe brought many advances to clock mechanisms