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A brief explanation of the Quartz Clock
(3rd May 2007 16:34)
Since the 1970s quartz clocks have dominated the clock market.
Quartz time keeping is based on the "piezoelectric" property of the quartz crystal. When an electric field is applied to the crystal, it changes shape. Squeezing or bending the... (More...)












