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  2. Torsion pendulum clock - Wikipedia

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    A torsion pendulum clock, more commonly known as an anniversary clock or 400-day clock, is a mechanical clock which keeps time with a mechanism called a torsion pendulum. This is a weighted disk or wheel, often a decorative wheel with three or four chrome balls on ornate spokes, suspended by a thin wire or ribbon called a torsion spring (also ...

  3. Anchor escapement - Wikipedia

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    The escapement is a mechanism in a mechanical clock that maintains the swing of the pendulum by giving it a small push each swing, and allows the clock's wheels to advance a fixed amount with each swing, moving the clock's hands forward. The anchor escapement was so named because one of its principal parts is shaped vaguely like a ship's anchor.

  4. Template:Countdown - Wikipedia

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    Please note the following important points before using this template. The time on this countdown clock is GMT (UTC+0) if the event is held in more than a year, the number of years and everything below will be shown; if the event is held in more than a week, the number of weeks and everything below will be shown

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  6. Verge escapement - Wikipedia

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    The foliot was a horizontal bar with weights near its ends affixed to a vertical bar called the verge which was suspended free to rotate. The verge escapement caused the foliot to oscillate back and forth about its vertical axis. [12] The rate of the clock could be adjusted by moving the weights in or out on the foliot.

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  8. Template:Digital clock - Wikipedia

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    This template does not put a working clock on your page. This template adds a clock that shows the time when the page was last updated (or re-cached) and will not update each minute. If you do want a clock that constantly updates, then go to your Preferences and enable the item:

  9. Clock synchronization - Wikipedia

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    Clock synchronization is a topic in computer science and engineering that aims to coordinate otherwise independent clocks. Even when initially set accurately, real clocks will differ after some amount of time due to clock drift , caused by clocks counting time at slightly different rates.