Grandfather Clock facts
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The melody that many grandfather clocks play on the hour has a name: the Westminster Quarters.
Grandfather clocks got their name because of a song
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 10 of the best facts about Grandfather Clock I managed to collect.
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Roger Hargreaves wrote several children's books series including Mr. Men (49 books), Little Miss (33 books), Walter Worm, John Mouse, Albert Elephant, Count Worm and Grandfather Clock, I am..., Timbuctoo (25 books), Hippo Potto and Mouse, Easy Peasy People, and Roundy and Squarey.
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There Is Such A Thing As A Grandmother Clock And That It Is Just A Smaller Grandfather Clock (2/3rds the size)
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The name grandfather clock came from a song called, "Grandfather's Clock"
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William Willett, who introduced Daylight Saving Time, is the great-great-grandfather of Coldplay singer Chris Martin. Coldplay have released songs with titles such as "Clocks" and "Daylight".
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Grandfather clock' got its name when in 1875, Henry Work checked into the George Hotel. The clock that belonged to the Its previous owners, whom had both died had stopped on the day the last surviving owner died. He went on to create the hit song called "My Grandfather's Clock".
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About the gravity light - a new invention that runs a low-power LED lamp with old-fashioned grandfather-clock technology - and has the potential to bring safe, free lighting to the entire under-developed world.
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A longcase clock is named grandfather clock cause of the song "grandfather's clock" written in 1876. i always thought that it's just a funny element of the song that grandfather's clock is a grandfather clock.
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William Willett, a builder who campaigned for years for Daylight saving, was the great-great grandfather of Coldplay frontman and Clocks writer Chris Martin.
