Copyright © Michael Richmond. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Our clocks and watches are set to civil time , which is designed to follow the Sun. We call the average time between noon and noon one day, and divide that period into 24 equal hours. It takes roughly 365.25 days for the Earth to revolve around…
Schematic of a split-flap display in a digital clock display A Flip Clock is an electromechanical, digital time keeping device with the time indicated by numbers that are sequentially…
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Although the internet provides a lot of guidance on most things, it doesn t even come close to what you can learn from an eminent writer on antique clocks. Occasionally I acquire…
Lesson 4 - Structure & Theory There are 4 main parts for a mechanical clock or a mechanical watch. Power Wheel Train Escapement Display In this lesson, we still use the…
Quartz wall clocks are elegant wall clocks that transform your living space. These wall clocks use quartz crystals in combination with electrical fields to determine the time. You can find decorative quartz wall clocks that are made from metallic, iron and even brass. If you tend to favor traditional or contemporary style, then…
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Founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1892. Hamilton Produced its first watch in 1893, designed by H.J. Cain, one of the company s founding members. 1893 Hamilton introduces The Broadway Limited , a railroad watch that was dubbed the watch of Railroad accuracy . Initially manufactured to provide the country s railroads with…
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One of the challenges of teaching in a high school or middle school that uses block scheduling is many students struggle to focus for 80 minute, 90 minute, or longer blocks of time. I always try to break up blocks like this into shorter segments with breaks. To prevent breaks from running too long, I always use a timer. I also…
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Georges Favre-Jacot In Le Locle, the historical cradle of Swiss watchmaking, Georges Favre-Jacot began training apprentices even before he himself came of age. Nonetheless, this brilliant watchmaker also nurtured other ambitions: namely, to create the most accurate and reliable watches ever made. He soon understood that he would…
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Wednesday 3:45 p.m., Barcelona vs. Arsenal, Fox Soccer 2Go: Barcelona holds a 2-0 lead after the first leg in the Champions League. Arsenal must attack, which will open up their fragile defense, which should mean lots more goals for Barcelona. 3:45 p.m., Bayern Munich vs. Juventus, Fox Soccer 2Go: The game of the week. Munich…
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The Seer Director: Laura Dunn I loved Dunn’s The Unforseen, an unlikely poetic film about real estate and environmentalism. The Austin-based director has another profound concept: looking at farming life in Kentucky through the work of writer Wendell Berry. Sounds like Dunn and Jessica Oreck ( The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba…
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