Equation clock

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a timepiece made to exhibit the differences between mean solar and apparent solar time.

See also: Equation

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Although he enthusiastically encouraged the present, the King also had a healthy respect for the achievements of the past: it is intriguing that he chose Thomas Tompion's longcase equation clock, made in about 1703 for Prince George of Denmark, for his own use at Buckingham House.
Enlightened royal patronage: an exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, London, reveals the full extent of the artistic patronage of George III and Queen Charlotte
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