The Royal Observatory Greenwich commemorated its 350th anniversary, having been established in 1675 by King Charles II. Its initial mandate focused on resolving the longitude problem, a significant ...
The article details the historical evolution of timekeeping, tracing its origins from lunar calendars used over 20,000 years ago to the modern Gregorian calendar, highlighting the contributions of ...
On the first Sunday of every November, the U.S. time switches back to standard time, marking the end of the Daylight Saving Time (DST) period. This year, clocks were turned back by an hour at 2 a.m.
Derby could have been the line of longitude from which all calculations have been taken. Read more in the latest instalment of our 'Little Did You Know' series ...