Keeping time and the instruments that keep our time have long held fascination for scientists and design enthusiasts. Since the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei discovered that pendulums could ...
As the German UNESCO Commission reports on its website, while watchmaking has been on a national list since 2021, the ...
Which cuckoo clocks are best? Cuckoo clocks are some of the most intricate and beautifully designed clocks there are. Built with hours of care and patience, they are typically hand-carved over months ...
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Bill Galinsky has likely heard the call of the American cowbird more times than an ornithologist. The European cuckoo, too — Galinsky hears that bird all day, every day. Whether it’s ...
If you’ve ever yearned to take a noisy cuckoo clock and hurl it against the wall to silence it forever, then you just might appreciate Nikolai Erngren’s work. His handmade, one-of-a-kind cuckoo clocks ...