That big grandfather clock in the library might be an impressive piece of mechanical ingenuity, and an even better example of fine cabinetry, but we’d expect that the accuracy of a pendulum ...

Put a case around it and it would be a grandfather clock but for now it’s a pendulum clock made from LEGO pieces. The video after the break shows a great overview of the build. You can see the ...

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 ...

What makes the clock gothic? The Chronophage which sits atop the clock makes it look eerie and mysterious. It is based on the ...

Quantum physicists have tapped into a kind of ghostly interaction, known as entanglement, to improve the precision of optical ...

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

In Windhaag near Freistadt, time literally stands still for an hour on Sunday night: While most church clocks are already ...

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 ...

A dazzling new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a bright spiral galaxy on a diagonal tilt, resembling a ...