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, with plates ...

Early clocks had variable hours, but even in the golden age of British horology, when Thomas Tompion made his masterpieces, a ...

New device could not only be the best time-keeper ever, it could also revolutionize fundamental physics studies ...

How have clocks and watches intertwined with our sense of time? When did they come to play central roles in our lives? To answer these questions, On Time from the National Museum of American History ...

Grandfather clocks, for hundreds of years, have proven themselves to be a wonderful piece of furniture that delivers elegance and charm to any room. These standalone, towering time-keepers are ...

How have clocks and watches intertwined with our sense of time? When did they come to play central roles in our lives? To answer these questions, On Time from the National Museum of American History ...

The latest MaltaToday survey suggests that the pendulum of Maltese politics is beginning to swing away from Labour. However, ...

A dazzling new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a bright spiral galaxy on a diagonal tilt, resembling a pendulum swinging back and forth through space. The galaxy, called IC 1954, is ...

To take this advanced technology out of the lab, we use a simplified design in which a single frequency comb laser acts as both the clock's pendulum, or ticking mechanism, and as the gearwork that ...

As the clock ticks closer towards December, the pendulum of jewellery trends swings towards minimalism; this time on the sways of long, elegant chains adorned w ...