Hackaday

100 Year Old Atomic Clock

Precision time is ubiquitous today thanks to GPS and WWVB. Even your Macbook or smartphone displays time which is synchronized to the NIST-F1 clock, a cesium fountain atomic clock (aka the ‘Atomic ...
The Daily Illini

Time to get to know your University’s clocks

4. The Altgeld Library Grandfather Clock: The Altgeld Library Grandfather Clock was made by the Self-Winding Clock Company of New York in the 1890s. Before the Master Clock took over, the Altgeld ...
gearpatrol

Timekeeping Icon: Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Clock

We like to think our self-winding watches can run forever. But they will stop eventually, and before then their accuracy will degrade. Friction, viscosity, air resistance, not to mention entropy ...
The New York Times

THAT RADIUM TIMEPIECE.; Self-Winding Clocks That Wear Out in a Few Years an Old Story.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
insider.si.edu

patent model, clock, self winding

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: 6 3/4 in x 4 3/8 in x 3 1/2 ...
Hackaday

clock hacks

Precision time is ubiquitous today thanks to GPS and WWVB. Even your Macbook or smartphone displays time which is synchronized to the NIST-F1 clock, a cesium fountain atomic clock (aka the ‘Atomic ...
The Hour

Old clock gets new spot at N.Y.'s Grand Central

A new clock -- well, an old clock, really -- has been installed on the lower level of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North Railroad spokeswoman Marjorie Anders says the clock was moved from ...