Clocks

The “Ghost Clock” is a fascinating piece of artwork, done by the modern sculptor and furniture maker Wendell Castle. While the piece may appear to just be a grandfather clock covered with a sheet, it is actually one whole piece. The Ghost Clock is completely made of mahogany. To achieve the look of a sheet draped over a clock, Castle had to bleach the wood multiple times in order to strip it of all its natural color, seen on the bottom of the sculpture. This is part of what makes the piece so interesting. Castle was able to take a hardwood and make it look as soft and supple as a cotton sheet. He carved all of the folds and shadows to obtain a fabric-like look. Wendell Castle has lived and worked in various places throughout the country, often creating pieces based upon where in the United States he was living. Castle grew up in Kansas, however he did much of his artwork while living in New York. Although the exact location where Ghost Clock was created is unknown, it can be assumed that Castle created the sculpture in New York,…

proceeds at the same rate as the reverse reaction. Chemical reactions vary greatly in the speed at which they occur. Some are essentially instantaneous, while others may take a very long time to reach equilibrium. The reaction is presented by The time in the reaction when the mixture remains colourless is the clock period. This will depend upon the initial concentrations of the sodium bisulphite ions (NaHSO3) and the potassium iodate ions (KIO3). If the concentration is increased In a recent…

Iodine clock reactions also known as Landolt Clock Reactions are one of many types of reactions in Chemistry. Clock reactions are an appealing way to show different type of chemicals having a reaction towards each other. This type of chemical reaction shows the demonstration of chemical kinetics. Iodine clock reactions were discovered by Swiss chemist Hans Heinrich Landolt in 1886. The procedure of conducting an iodine clock reaction consist of two colourless chemicals being mixed together.…

Iodine Clock Reaction: Oxidation of Bisulphite by Iodate. The results from varying potassium iodate Graph 1, clearly resulted in a decaying function. As the concentration doubled the time taken for the sodium bisulphite to be consumed reduced in the form of a decay function. The decay function is given by the equation y=53.215e-11.75x. The function can’t be used to calculate a rate law. Therefore, using integrated laws to calculate a linear representation of the data. This law “is usually…

Initiated by a satirical essay penned by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, the idea of changing sleep schedules came to mind due to the “rude awakening” that the summer sun caused Franklin at 6:00 am in Paris. However, it wasn’t until 1905 that the first ever campaign to move the clocks forward between April and October was promoted; The “Waste of Daylight” measure was led by Englishman William Willet. One morning on horseback, Willet had the epiphany that the clocks should be moved forward by 80…

When we came back from Winter Break, the clock in Mrs. Allen's room was a few hours behind. It had tricked her into believing that instead of being the last hour of the day, it was actually around lunchtime. Now that the clock is fixed—well, partially fixed, still being an hour behind—, it is now working properly again. A pacemaker is very similar to this. Think of the heart as the clock and the pacemaker as the remedy that fixes the clock. Like the clock still being an hour behind, the…

vest. It is a very unique watch, one that I am very fond of because it is one of the only things that was ever given to me before…before my world was lost to isolation and fear. I try not to think of the time before, not that there is much I can remember, but the watch always holds a piece of memory for me that is somehow warm and comforting. Call it overly sentimental to be so attached to a timepiece, but it is a part of me. I close my eyes against the gold designs on the watch’s case and…

Timekeeping was an important variable to help progress our economic system and strengthen capitalist ideals. David Landes’ Revolution in Time and E.P. Thompson’s Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism were both written with obstacles of time-work discipline in mind. In Landes’ work, he focuses on the historical motives and origins of clock creation to support his claims and explains that “The clock did not create an interest in time measurement; the interest in time measurement led to…

literature about how one man contributed to the transformation in economics. These authors express the importance in his work and how modern manufacturing has expanded, due to his innovation. Modern manufactory and the economic transformation can greatly be credited to Eli Terry. During the Revolutionary War, “Connecticut was the epicenter of clock-making in the United States” (Sniderman, 2012). Other clock making enthuses, such as Chauncey Jerome, along with many others took the opportunity to…

contextualize her reflections. In her poem, Bishop acknowledges that time and change move forward consistently and severely. Perspective for Bishop is the key to seeing which helps the reader understand the shifting perspectives within the poem. Throughout the poem, “Paris, 7a.m.,” Bishop explores the themes of travel and home within geography and time to find one’s place within space and time. In the first stanza, the speaker walks around the apartment looking at all the clocks. The speaker…