Astronomical Observatories and Chronometry: Time, Science and Instruments (18th-20th Century)

Musée international d’horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
2-4 December 2020

The workshop will focus on the importance of observatories in the determination of exact time, in the technological innovation of scientific instruments and the improvement of observational techniques, in the diffusion of the measure of exact time among the public, and in testing and certifying precision chronometers.

More information on the workshop webpage