> > Ever run across one of these? > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronome >=20 > I've seen an article about a super-accurate lab clock with a pendulum in = a > vacuum, so it's probably that one although I didn't remember the name >=20 > There are horologists who spend waaaaaaaaaaaaay more time than I do on > some very elaborate mechanisms. I'm not devoted to any particular past- > time, I dabble all over the place You mean like John Harrison ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .