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Classic Historia<p>ICYMI: History of the Hourglass | A Medieval Time Operation <a href="https://classichistoria.com/articles/hourglass?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">classichistoria.com/articles/h</span><span class="invisible">ourglass?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hourglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hourglass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Timekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedievalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascinatingFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascinatingFacts</span></a></p>
JumblePublishing<p>This picture of one of the first quartz clocks dates to 1931. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modernoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modernoffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a><br>2/2</p>
JumblePublishing<p>In 1841, with John Barwise, a chronometer maker, he expanded his patent to include an electromagnetic pendulum, as shown in the pictured clock. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modernoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modernoffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a><br>2/2</p>
JumblePublishing<p>The illustration is from Christiaan Huygens's 1658 Horologium. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modernoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modernoffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a><br>2/2</p>
JumblePublishing<p>The oldest surviving clock of this type dates to 1430 and belonged to the Duke of Burgundy. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modernoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modernoffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a><br>2/2</p>
M. Ní Sídach<p>It's about time…<br>Jeff Geerling<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@geerlingguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geerlingguy</span></a></span><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Humanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanic</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Timekeeping</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPi</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT71UvUxhjU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=zT71UvUxhj</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p>
STREET ART UTOPIA<p>Busy day at Stonehenge as the stones are moved forward one hour</p><p>Stonehenge is one of the world's most iconic prehistoric monuments, but did you know that parts of it have been moved in modern times? </p><p>This fascinating image shows a moment from the 1950s restoration efforts, but with a humorous twist—it almost looks like the stones are being adjusted for daylight saving time!</p><p>Of course, no one is actually resetting Stonehenge for daylight saving time—but this real historical photo from the 1950s restoration efforts makes it look that way!</p><p>The Real […]</p><p><a href="https://streetartutopia.com/2025/03/09/busy-day-at-stonehenge-as-the-stones-are-moved-forward-one-hour/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">streetartutopia.com/2025/03/09</span><span class="invisible">/busy-day-at-stonehenge-as-the-stones-are-moved-forward-one-hour/</span></a></p>
Matt Hodgkinson<p>TIL that the Romans had elastic time. Much better than Daylight Savings!</p><p>"In ancient Rome, an hour was not a consistent unit of time. In the summer, it could be as long as 75 minutes – and in the winter it sometimes lasted just 45 minutes."</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240328-the-ancient-roman-alternative-to-daylight-savings-time" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/future/article/2024032</span><span class="invisible">8-the-ancient-roman-alternative-to-daylight-savings-time</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/DaylightSavingTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaylightSavingTime</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Romans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romans</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/TimeKeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeKeeping</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a></p>
⸘ Ron Hale-Evans ‽ 🖖🏻<p>Before it gets away from me, here is my simple hashtag <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/mindhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mindhacks</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/timekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timekeeping</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/gamesystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamesystems</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/chessvariants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chessvariants</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/generalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generalism</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/conlangs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conlangs</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/esperanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esperanto</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/tokipona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tokipona</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/creativecommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativecommons</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/sf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sf</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebooks</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atheism</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/publicradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicradio</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/cosmicencounter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmicencounter</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/piecepack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>piecepack</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/nomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nomic</span></a><br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/4d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4d</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/transhumanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transhumanism</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <br><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/sdr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sdr</span></a> </p><p>See here for a few more:</p><p><a href="https://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Scripts/obsessions.txt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">members.optusnet.com.au/~charl</span><span class="invisible">es57/Scripts/obsessions.txt</span></a></p>
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