一、清宫紫禁城内的钟表制作计时器在我国的使用有着悠久的历史。几千年以前,我们的祖先已经开始使用圭表、日晷和漏壶等计时器,而机械钟表的使用,则成为人类社会一大进步的重要标志[1]。机械钟表最开始是由欧洲人所发明,明末清初才进入到我国。据史料记载,1601年明万历皇帝得到了两架自鸣钟是由意大利传教士利马窦进贡的。从此,我国便开始了使用机械钟表作为计时器的历史[2]。 First, the clock in the Forbidden City of Qing Dynasty clock timer in use in our country has a long history. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors had begun to use timepieces such as watches, sundials and horns, and the use of mechanical watches became an important symbol of a major advance in human society. Mechanical watches were invented by Europeans at the very beginning and entered China only during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. According to historical records, in 1601 the Ming Wanli Emperor got two chimes, tribute to Ricci, the Italian missionary. Since then, my country began using the mechanical clock as a timer history [2].