An 18th-century Neoclassical clock standing ten feet tall, made by a clockmaker to the French king, may fetch as much as $850,000 at a Paris auction on June 30. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime occasion,” ...

This is an astronomical clock made by Song I-yeong, who was an astronomy professor in 1669 during the reign of King Hyeonjong ...

If you visit the Copenhagen City Hall, you’ll see an ornate mechanical clock. By itself, this is unremarkable, of course. There are plenty of ornate clocks in city halls around the world, but this one ...

If the workings of a mechanical timepiece give you a thrill, prepare to be blown away by this over-the-top astronomical clock. The horological masterpiece, which was designed by [Mark Frank] as his ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The clock tower in Cedar Rapids’ Czech Village — which features the only astronomical ...

McKim Observatory still houses many of its original instruments, including a 9.53 inch Clark Refractor telescope, a meridian transit telescope, and a gravity driven chronograph. Missing from the early ...

McKim Observatory is an excellent example of a late 19th-century American observatory. Built in 1884, it retains much of its original equipment and remains largely untouched by modernization. Its ...

Another piece takes its cues from ancient South American culture and translates it into space-age themes. Entitled BY12Dez21ME (CHF 240,000 or approximately $260,000), is named in reference to a Mayan ...