Besides, Maffei himself destroys the foundation on which he rests his opinion; for he relates that a horologium nocturnum was sent to Pepin, king of France, by pope Stephen II.
The expression ‘horologium cecidit,’ which occurs frequently in the before-quoted writers, I consider as allusive to this sounding of the machine.
In the Constitutiones Hirsaugienses, or Gengebacenses, of the same William, it is said of the sacristan, ‘eum horologium dirigere et ordinare.
In the like manner Bernardus Monachus, a writer of the same century, says, in the Ordo Cluniacensis, ‘apocrisiarium horologium dirigere et diligentius temperare.
His epitaph, besides relating other services which he did, says,-- Horologium nocturnum nullus ante viderat.
No mention is made here of wheels or weights, and this horologium seems to have been a sun-dial, which Gerbert fixed up by observing the polar star.
This problem was solved by Huygens, who in his famous work Horologium oscillatorium .
But if they could, it would be a really accurate clock (horologium verax valde) and worth more than an astrolabe or other astronomical instrument for reckoning the hours, if one knew how to do this according to the method aforesaid.
And that's where that horologium you were talking about came from, too.
In 1669 he published his important work, "Horologium Oscillatorium.
Of course it will be necessary to adjust the Horologium Florae (or Flower clock) to the nature of the climate.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "horologium" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: chronometer; clock; ticker; timekeeper; timepiece; timer; watch
