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 ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to ...

During the night, ancient people could track time by the apparent movement of the stars from east to west, Gautschy says. And for measuring discrete units of time, they used water clocks.

In the past, with only analog technology, time and place required mechanical gearing. Below is a recreation of the Antikythera mechanism. The original Antikythera Mechanism was discovered in a ...

A group of Cambridge scientists have successfully identified the mechanism that drives our internal 24-hour clock, or circadian rhythm. It occurs not only in human cells, but has also been found ...

The first all-mechanical clocks were made possible thanks to the Verge escapement. It appeared in 14th century mechanical clocks found in large towers along Europe, and its origin is unknown.

A hand-powered clock from 2,000 years ago revealed a big secret with new astronomy research. The Antikythera mechanism's calendar ring likely followed the lunar year.

The Antikythera Mechanism has piqued interest for years Initially, researchers thought it was an ancient clock, but it became a much more advanced device. The Antikythera Mechanism, the shoebox ...

The reason clocks move clockwise traces back to sundials, which were the ancient predecessors of mechanical clocks, and the tradition of mechanical time-keeping devices that developed in the ...

The mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae has been identified by scientists.