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Samuel Watson (horologist)

Okay kiddo, today we are going to talk about a very special person named Samuel Watson who was a horologist. Now, a horologist is someone who makes or repairs clocks and watches.

Samuel Watson was very good at making and repairing clocks and watches. He was born a long time ago in the year 1718 in England. When he was a little boy, he loved playing with clocks and watches and was very curious about how they work.

As he grew up, he became more interested in making clocks and watches. He worked really hard and learned a lot about how to make them run perfectly. He even made a special kind of clock called an astronomical clock that could show the time, the date, and the position of the sun and moon in the sky!

People loved his clocks and wanted him to make more of them. Samuel Watson became very famous for his amazing clocks and watches. He also taught other people how to make them too!

Even today, people still admire Samuel Watson's clocks and watches. He showed that if you have a passion for something and work really hard at it, you can make amazing things and inspire others to do the same.