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Eccentric Clocks and Time Innovations
Discover unusual and fascinating timekeeping devices through this crossword featuring rare and innovative clocks and timers from history and modernity.
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  • 1. Used historically to measure burning time intervals
  • 3. Uses the sun’s shadow to show time
  • 5. Timekeeping by the burning of a marked candle
  • 7. Timekeeping based on the phases of the moon
  • 9. Latin term for any timekeeping instrument
  • 10. Type of clock powered by gears and springs
  • 12. Medieval term for a public clock
  • 13. Burning stick used to measure passage of days
  • 16. Traditional hourglass measuring time with sand
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  • 2. Ancient Egyptian structure used as a shadow marker
  • 4. Device tracking water levels to keep time
  • 6. Measures time through the burning rate of incense
  • 8. Latin phrase often inscribed on clocks meaning 'time flies'
  • 11. Precision timepiece used for accurate timekeeping
  • 14. Ancient astronomical instrument also used for time
  • 15. Ancient water clock measuring time by liquid flow
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