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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Clocks in Berlin museums
Every year the AHS organizes a Study Tour for members to see collections of clocks and watches abroad. The 2010 tour went to Germany and included two days in Berlin. As reported in Antiquarian Horology March 2011, they … Continue reading
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Job done!
Public clocks that don’t work; there are thousands of them. An irritation, sign of the neglectful and difficult times or simply a reflection of the lack of need for the dissemination of time in that format? … Continue reading
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Time on the BBC
A couple of weeks ago, BBC radio listeners around the world celebrated the 90th anniversary of the corporation’s founding as the British Broadcasting Company. On 14 November, a special edition of Simon Mayo’s Drive Time show was broadcast live … Continue reading
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