Sun September 14, 2014
Time Machines: Clocks & Timekeeping Devices
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Timekeeping devices have been used for at least 5,000 years and today are essential for the planning and timing of our everyday lives. The Museum of American Heritage presents, "Time Machines: Clocks & Timekeeping," a new exhibition exploring timekeeping and timekeeping devices from the introduction of the sundial by the Egyptians, circa 3500 BC, to the precise atomic clock of the 1940s.
In addition to explanations of clock mechanisms, the exhibit examines the role of timekeeping in early navigation and in the industrial revolution, when workers moved from the home to the factory and trains had to run on time.
The exhibit runs from April 18th through September 14th, 2014.
Regular exhibit hours are 11AM to 4PM, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (unless otherwise noted). Closed for holidays. Admission to the galleries is free.
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In addition to explanations of clock mechanisms, the exhibit examines the role of timekeeping in early navigation and in the industrial revolution, when workers moved from the home to the factory and trains had to run on time.
The exhibit runs from April 18th through September 14th, 2014.
Regular exhibit hours are 11AM to 4PM, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (unless otherwise noted). Closed for holidays. Admission to the galleries is free.
Timekeeping devices have been used for at least 5,000 years and today are essential for the planning and timing of our everyday lives. The Museum of American Heritage presents, "Time Machines: Clocks & Timekeeping," a new exhibition exploring timekeeping and timekeeping devices from the introduction of the sundial by the Egyptians, circa 3500 BC, to the precise atomic clock of the 1940s.
In addition to explanations of clock mechanisms, the exhibit examines the role of timekeeping in early navigation and in the industrial revolution, when workers moved from the home to the factory and trains had to run on time.
The exhibit runs from April 18th through September 14th, 2014.
Regular exhibit hours are 11AM to 4PM, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (unless otherwise noted). Closed for holidays. Admission to the galleries is free.
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In addition to explanations of clock mechanisms, the exhibit examines the role of timekeeping in early navigation and in the industrial revolution, when workers moved from the home to the factory and trains had to run on time.
The exhibit runs from April 18th through September 14th, 2014.
Regular exhibit hours are 11AM to 4PM, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (unless otherwise noted). Closed for holidays. Admission to the galleries is free.
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The Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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