“Every clock needs two components: first, a time base generator—such as a pendulum in a pendulum clock, or even a quantum oscillation,” Marcus Huber, the senior author of the study from TU Wien, said ...

The 18th-century horologist John Harrison claimed that he could make the world's most accurate pendulum clock, but his methods were scorned for hundreds of years—until someone proved him right.

But this drift got [Keith] thinking about improving the accuracy of these clocks. He figured out a high-tech way to adjust the timepiece while it’s ticking.

The history of clocks is a remarkable tale of human ingenuity and the pursuit of precision. Explore how ancient civilizations began measuring time and how this led to the creation of the first true ...

"Every clock needs two components: first, a time base generator, such as a pendulum in a pendulum clock, or even a quantum oscillation.

John Harrison, one of the world’s greatest clockmakers, claimed to have designed the perfect pendulum clock in the mid-18th century. Instead of being celebrated, Harrison’s plans were ...

Clocks in Galileo’s era told time only to the nearest quarter hour and allowed only crude rate regulation. The pendulum-regulated clock, first conceived by Galileo and then realized by Christian ...

Designed 300 years ago but completed only now, this chronometer officially became “the most accurate mechanical clock with a pendulum swinging in free air”, certified by Guinness World Records.

Experience the fascinating creation of the Galactic Nova contraption clock in this in-depth video, where complex mechanisms and intricate designs come together. This prototype, built over two ...

This clock employed a torsion pendulum, slowly revolving about the vertical axis in alternating directions, and incorporated a new escapement of Crane's own design. It worked with such freedom of ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - Duncan Clements of Pendulum of Mayfair antique clock specialists carries out the ... More summertime adjustment of the clocks in the display rooms on April 01, 2019 in London ...