In the garden of Tudor Place, the house museum in Georgetown, an 18th Century sundial is framed by a saying that begins: “With warning hand I mark time’s rapid flight.” Except, it doesn’t. Or not with ...

A few weeks ago during a visit to a friend, I decided to take advantage of his computer and have a look on E-bay to see whether there was anything interesting being offered for sale. I noticed a brass ...

The back of an ancient sundial reveals a cheat sheet of locations and latitude coordinates. © Science Museum / Science & Society Picture Library It’s the four or ...

Ancient civilisations were a marvel on their own! While one may have read about their genius in history books or even seen ...

Adrian Cozzani is a self-described "time artisan" who has dedicated his life to handcrafting hourglasses, sundials, and other timepieces. He opened his store and workshop, Polvere di Tempo — meaning ...

Curator Peggy Kidwell solves the mystery of a pocket sundial from the 1600s Peggy Aldrich Kidwell and Sara J. Schechner First, a bit of background on sundials. From ancient times, people have used ...

There are many more sundials in the local area, but University of Washington astronomy professor Woody Sullivan says these are particularly worth viewing: • University of Washington, Physics/Astronomy ...