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Correction: Muslim engineers like Al-Jazari pioneered water-powered clocks (13th c.), but mechanical clocks (gears/escapements) developed later in Europe. Source: Donald Hill, Studies in Medieval Islamic Technology (1998, pp. 231–245) — https://www.abebooks.com/9780860786061/Studies-Medieval-Islamic-Technology-Philo-0860786064/plp
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