Category Archives: Time Keeping

The Board of Longitude Collections Digitized

Posted on July 18, 2013 by GilPress

The archives of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, held in Cambridge University Library, include the complete run of the surviving papers of the Board of Longitude through the eighteenth century until its abolition in 1828. These papers throw a vivid light … Continue reading →

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Why the Ball Drops in Times Square?

Posted on December 31, 2010 by GilPress

According to Wikipedia, every year up to one million people gather in Times Square to watch the ball drop, and an estimated 1 billion watch the video of the event, 100 million of them in the United States. According to … Continue reading →

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