Time Test #1 Answers

1. __(j)__the equation of time
. .__(n)__a blue moon
. .__(m)__a jubilee
. .__(e)__William Willett
. .__(p)__Julian Calendar
. .__(k)__Christian Huygens
. .__(h)__an aeon
. .__(d)__a new moon
. .__(b)__a synodic month
. .__(f)__a score
. .__(g)__John Harrison
. .__(i)__Gregorian Calendar
. .__(c)__Galileo
. .__(o)__a fortnight
. .__(l)__a sidereal month
. .__(a)__Warren Marrison

2. C)
3. B)
4. 99.3 cm
5. 4.79 seconds
6. Sand glass-NO
Sundial-NO
Grandfather clock-NO
Quartz crystal watch-YES
Mecanical (spring powered) watch-YES
7. a) No
b) Yes
c) Yes
d) No
8. __(c)__hands
__(e)__pendulum
__(b)__mainspring
__(a)__gears
__(d)__rating nut
9. Down
10. MCMXCVII
11. D
12. Yes
13. No
14. All True
15. 448 minutes
16. __(j)__clepsydra
. . __(l)__Gregorian Celendar
. . __(d)__June 21st
. . __(k)__sidereal month
. . __(h)__names of the months
. . __(i)__December 21st
. . __(b)__March 20th
. . __(c)__synodical month
. . __(e)__gnomon
. . __(g)__World Calendar
. . __(f)__September 23rd
. . __(a)__names of days