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Horology Reference

The science of measuring time.

Resources in this category are:

American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWI)

http://www.awi-net.org/

Hosted by the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute. "AWI is a non-profit trade association dedicated to the advancement of horology. Horology is the study of the art and science of time... Browse through our pages to learn more about time, timekeeping, horology as a profession, and the organization that serves 6,000 members from Alabama to Australia."

Author: American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (awi-info@awi-net.org)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: Time; Timekeeping

The Calendar Zone

http://www.calendarzone.com/

"Celestial Calendars, Cultural & Religious Calendars, Holidays, Millennium Info, Calendar Reform, Today Calendars, Web & Interactive Calendars, Y2K, also Calendar Information, Resources, Indexes & Directories, Calendar Software."

Author: Janice McLean (janice@juneau.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Calendars

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: Resources

Calendars through the Ages

http://www.webexhibits.com/calendars/

A site covering the "history of the human endeavor to organize our lives in accordance with the sun and stars." Discover the origins of modern and past calendar systems. This site covers the calendars of several different cultures and includes a timeline of calendar facts.

Author: Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA) (calendars@webexhibits.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Reference--Calendars

Keywords: weeks; months

Clockworks: From Sundials to the Atomic Second

http://www.britannica.com/clockworks/

Clockworks is an animated historical exhibit of the many devices that have been created to measure time. Starting with the sundial and continuing to the modern-day quartz watch and cesium atomic clock, the exhibit chronicles man's endeavor to measure the passage of time. The exhibit features Quicktime movies and has a text-only version.

Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (clockworks@eb.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: Clocks

Date and Time Gateway

http://www.bsdi.com/date

This page gives the exact Greenwich Mean Time, of the moment you access the page. It also allows you to link to a specific city, listed by region, or to a specific time zone, designated by hours away from GMT.

Author: Berkeley Software Design, Inc. (webmaster@bsdi.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Calendars

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: Time

The Greenwich 2000 Network

http://greenwich2000.net/

"Greenwich is the official start-point of the Millennium." This site contains links to worldwide celebration information, history, and explanations of time.

Author: Cypass Ltd., & Greenwich 2000 Ltd (webdirector@greenwich2000.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Calendars

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Entertainment & Leisure--Travel

Keywords: Millennium

Horology - The Index

http://www.horology.com/horology/

"Horology is the science of time, timekeeping and timekeepers (incl. clocks and watches). This site... contains a hierarchical index to over 300 linked URLs related to horology. Includes lists of museums, schools, libraries, periodicals, brands, stores, manufacturers, as well as history, design, engineering and collecting of timepieces."

Author: Fortunat Mueller-Maerki (FMMatEZI@aol.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: Time; Resources

Internet Clocks, Counters, and Countdowns

http://www.panaga.com/clocks/clocks.htm

A collection of Internet clocks, counters, countdowns, and timers. Current time, international clocks, alternate time systems, national debt, world and US population, death, military spending, doomsday, sun, millenium, and other clocks. Also has a section on clock and counter programming code.

Author: Paul Nagai (clocks@panaga.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Reference

Keywords: Time

Manor House Museum

http://www.stedmunds.co.uk/manor_house.html

"Founded upon collections assembled over more than a century, this museum of art and horology collects, preserves and presents two quite different, but complementary, themes. One is of the changing artistic tastes and achievements of local people; the other is of the development of timekeeping in Britain, Europe and America. Together, these collections trace the creative genius of the artist, the inventor and the craft worker across the centuries." This site includes an introduction to horology, and information on an amazing variety of timekeeping technologies.

Author: Robert Masson (rob@stedmunds.co.uk)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: Time; Timekeeping; Museum

Mystical World Wide Web Time Grid

http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/time/

"This section of Mystical-WWW examines the global concept of Time, Days, Months and Seasons, covering festivals, myths, legends and much more."

Author: (art@mystical-www.co.uk)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Paranormal Phenomena

Arts & Humanities--Religion and Theology--Faiths and Denominations--Pagan, Wiccan & New Age

Sciences & Technology--Horology

The Official U.S. Time

http://www.time.gov/

Click on any time zone on a map of the United States, and find out the official time for that zone, accurate within 1 second. This site also includes links to other time-related Web sites and exhibits.

Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) (wessels@boulder.nist.gov)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: clocks; time zones

The 10,000 Year Calendar

http://www.calendarhome.com/tyc/home.html

A perpetual calendar; allows users to check days of the week for dates in history and in the future. Browsable, not searchable, but easy enough to use.

Author: Justin White (calendarman@geocities.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Calendars

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: Perpetual Calendar

Time Zone Converter - The Time Zone - What time is it in ___?

http://www.timezoneconverter.com/

"Now you can find out the time anywhere in the world with The Time Zone Converter.... The time zone rules on which the converter is based are updated whenever local laws or ordinances change to provide you with the most accurate time converter utility on the Net!" Site also provides the ability to "create a customized reference card that you can print and carry with you ... for your next vacation or business trip!"

Author: FutureQuest (webmaster@timezoneconverter.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: time; timezone

Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics Frequency Control

http://www.ieee-uffc.org/fc

Research essays and review papers dealing with the History of Frequency Control and Timekeeping and tutorials dealing with clocks andoscillators.

Author: John R. Vig (J.Vig@IEEE.org)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: frequency control

Virtual Perpetual Calendars

http://www.mnsinc.com/utopia/Calendar/Virtual_Calendars.html

A site that currently provides the calendar for any year in the 19th-21st centuries. You can also look up the dates for holidays in the United States and Canada from 1995-2010. Other features include a quick reference to signs of the zodiac and seasons of the year along with their corresponding dates.

Author: Mark J Smith (AblonDain@aol.com)

Subjects:

Reference--Calendars

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Keywords: calendar; date; holidays

A Walk Through Time

http://physics.nist.gov/time

Brief history of timekeeping and clocks.

Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physics Laboratory

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

The World Clock

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html

The current time at over 500 locations worldwide. It can be customized to show only the cities you want.

Author: Steffen Thorsen (worldclock@timeanddate.com)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools

Reference--Calendars

Keywords: Daylight Savings Time; Daylight Saving Time; time zone

World Time Server

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/

"Provides correct current times in any country or major city along witha global map to help you place the location geographically. World TimeServer makes accurate adjustments for current daylight savings timerules in each location and also provides a future event planner tohelp with time conversion between locations."

Author: iSBiSTER International, Inc.

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology--Horology

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