#timekeeping

Stories tagged “timekeeping” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• From Plato's Night Clock to Pea Shooters at the Window: A Short History of the Alarm Clock
• The September That Jumped From the 2nd to the 14th

Related topics: #alarm clock #astronomy #Britain #calendar #Gregorian calendar #Industrial Revolution #knocker-up #Levi Hutchins