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Preferred term

Time balls  

Definition

  • Time signals, essentially visual; a previously raised ball is caused to fall at a predetermined moment to indicate the time at that moment, e.g. 12 o'clock noon [De Carle]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • SIGNALS, TIME, TIME BALLS
  • TIMEKEEPERS, TIME BALLS
  • TIME SIGNALS, TIME BALLS

Notation

  • 117392

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-KHMNDQT6-Z

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