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Antique and Quirky Timekeeping Wonders
Explore a crossword featuring rare and unusual devices used throughout history to measure time.
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  • 1. Water clock used in ancient civilizations
  • 2. Figure-eight shape sometimes used in clock design
  • 4. Spanish term relating to pre-dawn hours, referencing time periods
  • 6. Tall stone structure historically used as a solar time marker
  • 8. An old-fashioned term for a timekeeping device
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  • 3. Highly accurate marine timekeeper
  • 5. Nickname for an early mechanical timepiece
  • 7. Device measuring time by sand flowing between chambers
  • 9. Ancient instrument for measuring celestial time
  • 10. Device that tells time using shadows
  • 11. Modern device measuring time using atomic vibrations

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