For a pendulum to easily demonstrate the Foucault effect, it should have as long a cable as possible (this one is 52 feet) and a heavy symmetrical bob (this one is hollow brass, weighing about 240 ...

but traditional mechanical clocks? Not so many. So [Thonemeister]’s wall-mounted brass alarm clock was a welcome sight on our tips line, and his write-up is a fascinating exposition of the path ...

Overall, the Clockswise Vintage Grandfather Wood-Looking Plastic Pendulum Decorative ... glass doors, and brass hardware. Many Howard Miller clocks also have chimes that play a variety of melodies.

He is often given credit, however, for improving the timekeeping accuracy of pendulum clocks. Initially, such clocks were the purview of wealthier classes, as the labor and materials needed ...

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A more recent Psychology Today post by Kevin Bennett raises a recent bill approved by the U.S. Senate to make daylight saving ...

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Pendulum clocks aren’t used quite as often these days as their cumbersome mechanics and timekeeping abilities have long been outshone by electronic alternatives. However, they’re still fun and ...

While dark mornings are inevitable in winter, turning the clocks back gives us an extra hour of natural light. At least 15 minutes' exposure to natural daylight, as early as possible in the day ...

When daylight saving time begins in March, the clocks "spring forward" one hour, and when it ends in November, the clocks "fall back" one hour, meaning that next Sunday at 2:00 a.m., we must turn ...

That’s possibly why our analog clocks have 12 at the top of their faces. There was no precision of course, but for most practical purposes there was no need. Had there been stretched across the ...

Circa 1905-1910 lithographed tin toy depicting a Coupe Gordon Bennet No. 5 race car made by Siegfried Gunthermann Adolf Weigel, in very good or ...