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In the 10th century, monks throughout Europe, who were particularly concerned with time to regulate their daily schedules and prayers, were experimenting with mechanical clocks more regularly. This included creating mechanical wheels and gears that would tick using the principals developed in escapements. The oldest functioning clock might be the clock in Salsbury Cathedral, which dates to the late 14th century. This uses a series of mechanical wheels that used a series of wheels and was set to strike at given intervals, probably every hour. Increasingly, such devices that used gears and wheels to tick at set intervals were used. Throughout the 14th century, and probably as early as the 11th century, mechanical clocks were becoming more regular features in cities, churches, and cathedrals in particular.
==Mechanical Revolutionand Watches==
By the 14th century, mechanical clocks in Europe to become more common. Clocks, similar to how they were used in China and Middle East, could also be used in conjunction with astronomical events, such as in predicting positioning of the moon, sun, and other objects. These astronomical clocks tried to keep of time and better understand how the amount of light might change on a daily basis. Mechanical clocks now began to have, by the 14th-15th centuries, more sophisticated appearances, including the use of weights and pendulums to help the escapement in place.
By the 16th century, clocks were becoming more common. Now, individuals wanted to be able to better keep time as they moved about their day rather than have to look up or hear the clocktower ring out. Small versions of mechanical clocks were made that used miniature wheels and gears to tick and keep time, which were the first watches. Watches were often carried insight a coat pocket because the elements could foul or corrode the devices in the watch. Some wristwatches were worn, mostly by women, but these were often avoided due to the harm they might be exposed to.
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