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61Swatch — a Swiss conglomerate with vertical control of the production of Swiss watches and related products. In 1982, Swatch was conceived and it was introduced on the market in Switzerland in March 1983.OriginSwatch was originally intended to re capture… …
62Celestial navigation — Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is a position fixing technique that was devised to help sailors cross the featureless oceans without having to rely on dead reckoning to enable them to strike land. Celestial navigation uses… …
63Besançon Astronomical Observatory — Organization Centre national de la recherc …
64Neuchâtel Observatory — Code 019   Location Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel …
65Observatory of Geneva — Organization University of Geneva Code 517   …
66Time — This article is about the measurement. For the magazine, see Time (magazine). For other uses, see Time (disambiguation). The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as… …
67LIP (clockwork company) — LIP is a French clock company whose turmoil became emblematic of the conflicts between workers and management in France.The LIP factory, based in Besançon in eastern France, was having financial problems in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and… …
68Chronometry — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Estimation, measurement, and record of time. < N PARAG:Chronometry >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 chronometry chronometry horometry horology Sgm: N 1 date date epoch Sgm: N 1 style style era GRP: N 2 …
69Light-emitting diode — LED redirects here. For other uses, see LED (disambiguation). Light emitting diode Red, pure green and blue LEDs of the 5mm diffused type Type Passive, optoelectronic Working principle Electr …
70Macintosh 128K/512K technical details — The original Macintosh was a relatively simple machine, now of interest for its simplicity and for the fact that it was the first computer produced by Apple under the name Macintosh. The Macintosh used standard off the shelf components to the… …
