2004年7月29日 · Clocks are one of the very first complex machines created by humans. Initially they all had pendulums and gears, but now they come in many different forms, from quartz watches to atomic clocks! Here are the HowStuffWorks articles that explain how they all work: How do radio-controlled clocks that set themselves to the atomic clock in Colorado work?

From the moment when it represented one of the first human inventions, to the modern times when atomic clocks can precisely measure both incredibly tiny and incredibly large periods of time, the most basic principle on which every clock work is oscillation.

2022年3月29日 · How does it work—and how does it produce unpredictable movement when all it can do is rotate? We can see the mechanism on the right, which I've colored and numbered to make it easier to understand. At the top (1), there's a fairly conventional mainspring.

2024年12月21日 · A clock is a machine in which a device that performs regular movements in equal intervals of time is linked to a counting mechanism that records the number of movements. All clocks, of whatever form—whether 12-hour clocks or …

An Introduction to Antique Clocks: How A Clock WorksA video by The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, narrated by NAWCC member Lex RookerFo...

British Museum horologist, Oliver Cooke, explains step by step how a clock works in 5 easy steps. #CuratorsCorner #Clocks #time.

2023年7月14日 · An easy-to-understand introduction to quartz watches and clocks, with photos and diagrams showing what's inside and how it works.

2024年9月16日 · How do clocks work? Clocks work by counting a periodic event with a known frequency. For example, the pendulum in a grandfather clock swings back and forth at the same rate, over and over, and the gears "count" the swings. The arm of the pendulum is adjusted in order to make each half-swing take one second. One cycle per second equals 1 Hertz (Hz).

Take a peek under the hood in this HowStuffWorks video and learn what makes clocks... Clocks come in many different forms, from quartz watches to atomic clocks.

2024年10月31日 · How Atomic Clocks Work. Atomic clocks represent the pinnacle of precision timekeeping. They are used in scientific research, navigation, and communication systems, where every fraction of a second matters.