John C. Taylor designed one of these things at Corpus Christi College that features a locust-like sculpture that serves as a very literal version of its grasshopper escapement.
While sticking her head out of a giant one of these objects, Signora Zenobia is decapitated in Edgar Allan Poe's story "A Predicament". John C. Taylor designed one of these things at Corpus Christi College that features a locust-like sculpture that serves as a very literal version of its grasshopper escapement. A 2010 installation created by Christian Marclay consists of a looped montage of scenes focusing on these objects. A water-based ancient (*)  Greek example of these things is the  klepsydra . John Harrison designed one that allowed the accurate measure of longitude, while Christiaan Huygens invented the first one that made use of a pendulum. For 10 points, name these devices, primitive examples of which include sundials and hourglasses.
While sticking her head out of a giant one of these objects, Signora Zenobia is decapitated in Edgar Allan Poe's story "A Predicament".
clock s [accept  chronometer  or  watch  or other specific types of clock; accept a  clock face  until "locust" is read] 