THE interesting article by Mr. A. E. Bell on the “Horologium Oscillatorium” in NATURE of August 30 rather suggests that this was Huygens' first book on the pendulum clock. He published a description, ...

To the average ear, the difference between tick-tak-tick-tak and tak-tak-tak-tak is likely inconsequential, if at all noticeable. But being able to diagnose the issue with a faulty cuckoo clock, based ...

My grandparents’ tiny house on Long Island was full of clocks. A grandfather clock stood stoically next to the seltzer cabinet, and a pendulum wall clock kept watch above the crystal candy jar in the ...

Three years ago, I published a blog post saying, “Today, there are calls for keeping Daylight Saving Time throughout the year.” Much of that opinion came from worries that tinkering with time has ...

Thanks to smart watches and smartphones, analog clocks aren’t quite as common a sight as they once were. One that still manages to make an impression is the grandfather clock, a vertically imposing ...

Analog clock with Roman Numerals Requires 1 x AA Battery (not included) Quartz clock Finished in a choice of silver and gold colours Classic pendulum design A modern interpretation of a classic design ...

Time is an inalienable part of our reality. Scientists don’t understand it fully at the universe’s largest and smallest scales, but fortunately for humans, a panoply of natural philosophers and ...

NEWARK — The Hoffman Clock Museum inside the Newark Public Library at 121 High St. houses one of the finest collections of New York State clocks and includes many early wooden and brass works clocks.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Aaron D. Crane (1804-1860) of ...

For more than four decades, Mr Mun Chor Weng has kept a clock thought to have decorated one of Asia’s finest hotels at the turn of the 20th century. At the crack of dawn every Sunday, the 83-year-old ...

The cost to repair a clock can vary quite a bit depending on the type of clock, the extent of the repairs needed, and who you hire to do the work. This article will provide an overview of average ...