A story of Britain’s contribution to the art of clock-making. The Greenwich Observatory was established during the reign of Charles II.; in 1764 a clock was made which would keep time for months on board ships, and so the problem of longitude was solved. Today, in the age of mass production, Britain’s clockwork industry maintains its high standards of precision and reliability.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
306292
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Clock and watch making
Crafts & Visual Arts → Clock and watch making
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Clock and watch making
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Clocks and watches
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Time - Systems and standards
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)