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Liste des Contributions

1. Practices of Precision: Timekeeping in XVIIIth-Century Observatories

Mme Sibylle Gluch (Erzgebirgisches Spielzeugmuseum und Freilichtmuseum Seiffen - Ore Mountain Toy Museum and Open Air Museum Seiffen)

In XVIIIth-century astronomy, the precision of timekeeping was an essential prerequisite to successfully accomplish a variety of pressing tasks. In fact, the invention of the pendulum clock alongside other instruments such as telescope and micrometer substantially altered astronomical practices by facilitating a degree of precision that was formerly unknown. However, in order to realize the...