Britain was once a global centre of watchmaking. It produced half the world’s watches in the late nineteenth century, which led to the establishment of Greenwich Mean Time. Much of the technology that led to the modern wristwatch was developed in Britain:
■ balance spring (Robert Hooke, 1664)
Your organisation does not have access to this article.
Sign up today to give your students the edge they need to achieve their best grades with subject expertise
Subscribe
