Hackaday

Historical Hackers: Ctesibius Tells Time

People are obsessed with the time and the weather. We’ve talked about the weather since we were all cave dwellers hunting with spears. But the time is a different matter. Sure, people always had the ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Planned film 'Water Clock' melds history, science to portray water crisis

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. A young, Northern New Mexico farmer takes a stone bowl to two scientists and tells them this ancient relic can ...
Hyperallergic

Elephant Water Clock Among 25,000 Pages of Medieval Arabic Scientific Manuscripts

A new online portal created by the British Library and Qatar Foundation features 25,000 pages of medieval Arabic manuscripts centered on the history of science. Bink Hallum, Arabic Scientific ...
Hackaday

Steampunk Water Thief Clock Steals Attention, Too

The funny thing about clocks is that the more intriguing they are to look at, the more precious time is wasted. This steampunk clepsydra is no exception. A clepsydra, or water thief clock is an ...
La Brújula Verde

The Time Machine of Fez: How the Ingenious Medieval Water Clock with 12 Windows and 12 Bronze Bowls Worked

Dar al-Magana or the House of Maimonides in Fez, Morocco, with the 12 windows of the clock. Credit: Yair Haklai / Wikimedia Commons In the bustling medina of Fez in Morocco, passersby who walk daily ...
IFLScience

This Incredible Islamic Fountain From The 1300s Might Have Actually Been A Clock

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Summer is almost here, Las Vegas. It’s time to reset your water clocks

Las Vegas is advancing toward another blistering desert summer. For homeowners, that means one thing for your lawn — it’s time to reset your water clocks. In the summer from May through August, hotter ...
Forbes

11 Pivotal Moments In The History Of Timekeeping

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1900: Greek civilization - 5th century b.C. - Terracotta clepsydra, water clock, realized with a 6 litre vessel. (Photo By DEA / G. NIMATALLAH/De Agostini via Getty Images) 2) The ...
Time

Science: Water Clock

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Research Institute requires 30 gal. samples of city of Chicago water at least five yrs. and not more than 20 yrs. old. Phone Midway 3-0800, Ext. 2502, or write 5640 Ellis-av. For ...
Astronomy

A brief history of time: What is it and how do we define it?

The article details the historical evolution of timekeeping, tracing its origins from lunar calendars used over 20,000 years ago to the modern Gregorian calendar, highlighting the contributions of ...
Forbes

Atomic Time: The Unsung Hero Of Modern Electronics

Markus Lutz is CTO and Founder of SiTime Corporation. He is a MEMS expert, a prolific entrepreneur and inventor who holds over 100 patents. Timekeeping might be the unsung hero of human ingenuity. The ...