horological

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We have horological tools to measure it and chronological methods to give it order, yet in other respects, time is entirely subject to human whim.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Fjodor van den Broek is the current horological conservator of the 900-year-old royal castle.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2020

In gardens and grottoes of the Renaissance, moving statues became toys of the wealthy and would capture the popular imagination but by the 18th-century were incredibly complex horological wonders.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2018

He has become a bonafide watch nerd—regularly checking Watchville, an app that aggregates horological news; and attending estate auctions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2015

Subsequent efforts to align musical pace with horological time, however, failed to ignite general enthusiasm; indeed, others were still attempting to match musical pulse with less scientific external sources.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall