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  Daylight Saving Time http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/
History of daylight saving time and how we use it to save energy.
  On Time http://americanhistory.si.edu/ontime/
The Smithsonian Institute's exhibition on the changing ways we have measured, used, and thought about time over the past three hundred years.
  Horology.com http://www.horology.com/
Horology is the science of time, timekeeping and timekeepers. Organized collection of links to horological websites globally.
  Jens Olsen's Astronomical Clock http://www.ateliera.dk/olsen.htm
Description of the restoration of Jens Olsen's Astronomical Clock, a masterpiece in Copenhagen City Hall that consists of 15.448 individual parts.
  Allan Variance -- Overview by David W. Allan http://www.allanstime.com/AllanVariance/
Core algorithm of international time scale has multiple metrology applications, from atomic clock frequency characterization to definition of the meter. Equation, explanation and publications.
  Antique Horology http://www.antique-horology.org/
The Horological Foundation's directory of web sites for watches, clocks, instruments and barometers.
  The History of Clocks and Watches http://home.rochester.rr.com/kjmpage/clockshistory.html
Learn about the history of clocks and watches, and discover the evolution of timekeeping devices from the first primitive sundials to the ultramodern atomic clocks. Includes a timeline.
  How The Days of the Week Got Their Names http://www.indepthinfo.com/weekdays/index.shtml
A short history of the week and each day of the week.
  Cumbria Clock Company http://www.clockmaker.co.uk
Company specialized in all aspects of work connected with church clocks, public clocks, and tower clocks which includes the full historical restoration of antique clock movements.
  24 hour analog clocks http://homepage.mac.com/pete.boardman/24hourclock/
The 24 hour analog clock and watch site. History, software, and the places to find clocks with 24 h dials.
  "Orologio" at the St. Mark's Square Tower, Venice - Antica Orologeria Zamberlan http://www.orologeria.com/english/tower/index.htm
Website of Antica Orologeria Zamberlan, Italy. Includes technical and historical explanation of the restoration and controversy of the "Orologio" Tower at St. Mark's Square, Venice.
  Mark Frank's Home Page http://www.my-time-machines.net
Website showing the restoration of a french flat bed tower clock in great detail, step by step, as well as other information and links of tower clock sites.
  Abbey Clock Clinic - Mark Headrick's Horology Page http://www.abbeyclock.com/
Traditional horology website with information and mantainance tips. Technical descriptions and troubleshooting of escapements. Grandfather clocks, wall clocks, and watches.
  UNITAS Reference Site http://www.unitas.netfirms.com
UNITAS wristwatch and pocketwatch movements from 1898 to the present.
  Pocket Horology http://www.pockethorology.org/
National chapter of the NAWCC dedicated to collaborative research on the history and horology of pocket watches.
  David Knight - Watchmaker from UK http://www.davidknightwatchmaker.com/
Articles and pictures of the first two watches made by David Knight. Rich artistic pictures.
  Hampton Court Clock http://pages.zoom.co.uk/cosmicelk/hamptoncourtclock.htm
The story of the famous Astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace. By the author of the original official guide books with the extra omitted information.
  Clocks and Time http://www.ubr.com/clocks/
Horological index for organizations, clock and watch museums, related software, mailing lists and links. Maintained by Gordon T. Uber.
  How Stuff Works: Time http://www.howstuffworks.com/time.htm
Complete five-part explanation of time and how it is measured, including information about clocks, time zones, calendars, BC and AD.
  The Horology Source http://www.horologysource.com
Gateway to all aspects of clocks, watches, timekeeping, and the science of horology.
  Louis Essen http://www.btinternet.com/~time.lord/
Autobiography of the physicist who built the world's first operational atomic clock.
  Leap Year Calculation for Year 2000 http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/year-2000/leap.html
A response to a VMS problem report giving a detailed explanation of why 2000 is a leap year.
  Functionning of a Simple Mechanical Watch http://collectorebooks.com/watch2/watch01.htm
Explanation of the roles of components of a wristwatch.

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