Big Ben is often spoken of as if it were a single object, but the reality is more layered. The name refers to the Great Bell, ...

AI isn’t just bad at making clocks; it’s also bad at reading them. A 2025 study by technologist Alek Safar suggests that ...

The familiar tick-tock of wall clocks originates from the escapement mechanism, which controls gear movement in precise steps. While our brains perceive two distinct sounds, clocks actually produce ...

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, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. overall: 33 1/2 in x 15 1/2 in x 8 in ...

Alexis Fruhauff of Paris took top honors in the 2025 F.P. Journe Young Talent Competition. By Vivian Morelli Alexis Fruhauff, a watchmaker in Paris, has won the 2025 edition of the F.P. Journe Young ...

(TNS) — In 2003, engineers from Germany and Switzerland began building a bridge across the Rhine River simultaneously from both sides. Months into construction, they found that the two sides did not ...

The European Space Agency’s ACES mission could ultimately pave the way for a global network of atomic clocks that make these measurements far more accurate. In 2003, engineers from Germany and ...

Most human children learn how to tell time around ages six and seven — but artificial intelligence still, apparently, can’t parse a clock face. Researchers from Scotland’s University of Edinburgh have ...

Have you ever watched how the playground swing makes a big arc through the sky and wondered what forces make that happen? That swing is a classic example of a ...