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1 O’CLOCK TIME SIGNAL
Sheffield, England

1 O'Clock Time Signal

The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.
We've all gotten used to the strangeness of calendars, but some argue they don't have to be quite so strange.
holidays

Why Calendars Are So Weird, and What Might Be Done About It

Imagine a calendar that is the same every year—sort of.
Dan Nosowitz December 31, 2019
Andorra la Vella, Andorra

'The Nobility of Time'

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.
Jemez Springs, New Mexico

Jemez Springs Library Human Sundial

This sundial indicates the time based on where you stand within it.
Valkea Mall Floor Clock.
Oulu, Finland

Valkea Mall Floor Clock

An incredibly durable timepiece glows beneath shoppers' feet.
The Millennium Clock Tower
Edinburgh, Scotland

Millennium Clock Tower

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
One of the rooms.
Odense, Denmark

Tidens Samling

This museum is a portal to 20th-century Denmark.
Uppsala, Sweden

Rune Staff Collection

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.
Muotkavaara.
Inari, Finland

Treriksrøysa

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.
The building.
Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Observatory

When this 18th-century observatory's meridian was moved, it set Sweden's time back by 0.04 seconds.
We'll get to this party one day. Maybe.
science

Why We Will Not Have Been Able to Attend Stephen Hawking's Time Traveler Party

At least, not in this universe.
Samir S. Patel December 24, 2018
Clock mechanism.
London, England

The Clockmakers' Museum

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.
Giant African land snails are among the largest land snails in the world.
geology

How Giant, Intelligent Snails Became a Marker of Our Age

Ages from now, giant snails could be one of the lasting signs of human influence on Earth.
Sarah Laskow November 29, 2018
Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University, 1988.
science

For Sale: An Invitation to Stephen Hawking’s Cocktail Party for Time Travelers

Please retain for the next thousand years or so.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2018
A contemporary Tour of Flanders rider zooms through a green landscape.
sports

What Footage From 1980s Bike Races Can Teach Us About Climate Change

Ignore the Lycra—look at the flowers.
Cara Giaimo July 9, 2018
March 1981.
art

Get Lost in a Cold Warrior's Illustrated Calendar History of the 1980s

Find Reagan side-by-side with pagan holidays.
Sarah Laskow June 14, 2018
Upton, England

Museum of Timekeeping

A magnificent mansion hides a delightful collection of historic timepieces.
American Clock and Watch Museum.
Bristol, Connecticut

American Clock and Watch Museum

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.