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Accuracy was unnecessary

In Response To: Re: Clocks. ()

I expect there were regional and national observatories that could provide accurate time by celestial observation, but that's not what I'm saying. 'Accuracy' was more or less irrelevant in the period. The clock on the tower in town (if there was one) was truth, right or wrong. And though the "correct" time would vary from town to town, it wasn't an issue; there was no need for accurate time across distance until the advent of the railroad, which saw the development of time zones, "railraod" pocketwatches, and various associated horological advances.

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How did they measure the accuracy of watches?

That's a good question & I have no Idea :-( *NM*

Clocks.

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Accuracy was unnecessary

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It all began with GMT

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0 wallclock secs ( 0.15 usr + 0.03 sys = 0.18 CPU)