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Time
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AdjunctNation.com 
 This site is a companion to the Adjunct Advocate magazine, a publication for and about temporary college faculty in the United States and Canada. The site offers selected articles from the current issue and complete contents of recent past issues (with free registration). Also includes information about jobs and fellowships, a syllabus database, message boards, and links to related information. Searchable. http://www.adjunctnation.com/ Topics: College and University Education, Education, Notable People, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated May 11, 2004 Capturing Time: The New York Times Capsule
"Capturing Time ... was an exhibition [in 1999-2000] at the American Museum of Natural History that explored different concepts of time and the history of time capsules. The exhibition featured the 'Times Capsule' -- a 5' x 5' x 5' sculpture of welded stainless steel designed by Santiago Calatrava." Includes images of notable entries and the winning entry, a description of the contents, and thoughts about views of time. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/timescapsule/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Aug 16, 2005 Countdown to New Year
Count down to the New Year. Customize to your local time zone, or view multiple time zones at once. Party hat optional. http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html Topics: Fashion, Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Dec 29, 2004 Customize Countdown
How many seconds, minutes, hours, days, have you been alive? Can also check the time to any date in the past or future. From a Norwegian web designer. http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcount.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Jul 21, 2005 Daylight Saving Time
A history of daylight-saving time, from the original rationale through the many changes in law regarding its use in the United States. An explanation of how the clock changes work; which states change clocks, don't, or only change in portions; includes a list of countries that use Daylight Saving Time. "This exhibit is a public service of the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement," a nonprofit organization. http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 5, 2009 Daylight Time
"Starting in March 2007, daylight time ... will begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November." Includes a brief history of daylight-saving time in the U.S. From the U.S. Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications Department. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science Last updated Mar 5, 2009 The Difference Between The Millennium And Year 2000
Think 01/01/01/! What is it? If your "final answer" is the starting of the Third Millennium/21st Century, you've "won" the hearts of true millennium buffs. This page supplies a host of questions and answers educating and perhaps satisfying the most skeptical: those who believe the year 2000 was the millennium year. Calendars generates calendars up to the year 3999, while Counters counts down to the time of your choice (e.g. 2001, your 100th birthday, or any special occasion). In addition, World Clock , Time Zones , and other sites provide international information. http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Dec 27, 2000 Extra Second Will Be Added to 2005
Article describing how and why "an extra second will be added to 2005 to make up for the slowing down of the Earth's rotation. ... The once-common 'leap second' is the first in seven years and reflects the unpredictable nature of the planet's behavior." Includes a list of previous leap seconds added back to 1972 and links to related information. From LiveScience.com, an online magazine "focusing on innovative and intriguing science and technology." http://www.livescience.com/technology/050705_leap_second.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science Last updated Jan 4, 2006 FairJobs.org: North American Alliance for Fair Employment (NAFFE)
This site represents "a network of organizations concerned about the growth of contingent work -- including part-time jobs, temping, sub-contracting -- and its impact on the well being of all workers." Features information about contingent work and workplace rights, reports, research findings, legal information, a newsletter, and related links. Searchable. http://www.fairjobs.org/ Topics: Business, Business, Jobs & Work, Labor, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated May 26, 2004 Gravity Probe B: Testing Einstein's Universe
Was Einstein's theory of general relativity correct? Gravity Probe B, a relativity gyroscope experiment co-developed by NASA and Stanford University scientists, will attempt to answer that question. This site includes detailed information about the project, lithographs, a timeline, a FAQ, scientific papers, an image library, a glossary, classroom materials, and related information. http://einstein.stanford.edu/ Topics: Geography, Physics, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology, Transportation Last updated Apr 19, 2004 How Time Works
Brief answers to questions such as "why, for example, there are 12 months in a year? Why are there 30 days in September? Why are there time zones and what's with daylight-saving time? Why are there 86,400 seconds in a day?" Also includes discussions of time's origins, clocks, and B.C. and A.D. From How Stuff Works. http://science.howstuffworks.com/time.htm Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Aug 24, 2008 Humanclock.com
This playful site "shows a photograph [of a person with a sign indicating] ... the current time, with the photo changing every minute of the day (all 1,440 occurring minutes on Earth!)." Also includes news, a submissions gallery, information for submitting photos, and the amusing FANAQ ("Frequently and Never Asked Questions") section. http://www.humanclock.com Topics: Photograph Collections, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology Last updated Mar 2, 2005 The Long Now Foundation
This foundation seeks to promote long-term thinking, preservation, and communication. Among the site's interesting features are the design considerations for a ten-millennium clock, articles by luminaries such as Stewart Brand and Brian Eno, educational links, and a timeline that explains the rationale for the goal choice of the 10,000-year preservation and communication time span. http://www.longnow.org/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Sep 4, 2001 The Official U.S. Time
Accurate to within 1 second. Pick a time zone in the the United States or its territories. The official U.S. government time is displayed in large, easy-to-read numerals, along with the coordinated universal time and a world map displaying where the sun is shining. "Time Exhibits" provides information about daylight-saving time, calendars, clocks, watches, timekeeping, and more. From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)and the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO). http://www.time.gov/ Topics: Astronomy, Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology Last updated Mar 5, 2009 On Time
This online exhibit "explores the changing ways Americans have measured, used, and thought about time." The history is divided into sections: Marking Time - 1700-1820 , Mechanizing Time - 1820-1880 , Synchronizing Time - 1880-1920 , Saving Time - 1920-1960 , and Expanding Time - 1960-Now . From the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. http://americanhistory.si.edu/ontime/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 16, 2002 Plants-in-Motion
A collection of time-lapse movies that demonstrate various phases of plant growth. Areas include germination, photomorphogenesis, circadian responses, flowers, cellular responses, and more. From a professor of biology at Indiana University. http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/ Topics: Biology, Film, Movies, & Video, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Jan 3, 2006 Saving Time, Saving Energy: Daylight Saving Time, Its History and Why We Use It
Explains why we adjust our clocks one hour forward in the spring and back in the fall ("spring forward, fall back"). Also find and explanation of resultant energy savings and the history of daylight-saving time. Includes trivia about time and links to related sites. From the California Energy Commission. http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 5, 2009 Seize the Daylight: Who Knew? A Brief History of Daylight Saving Time
Companion to a book about the history of daylight-saving time (DST). Features a brief overview of the history of DST (including the contributions of Benjamin Franklin, World Wars I and II, and the 1973 oil embargo), and current observance of DST in the U.S., the U.K., and beyond. The "About the Book" section recounts bemusing situations related to DST. From a consultant who advised the U.S. Congress about its 2005 legislation to extend DST. http://www.seizethedaylight.com/dst/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science Last updated Mar 5, 2009 Sources for Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data
Compilation of links to sites with technical material about time zone databases for computer use and to general sites about times zones and daylight-saving time. Of special interest are the links to time zone maps, and sites about civil time concepts and history, national histories of legal time from around the world, and precision timekeeping. From a company that provides "technical services to companies seeking to enter the Japanese Internet market." http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science Last updated Mar 5, 2009 Sundials on the Internet
How to set up a dial, find latitude and longitude, projects for making a sundial, a FAQ, and a collection of sundial mottos makes up the Practical information section. There are also sundial pictures, technical information on the equation and nature of time and the declination of a wall, articles from Clocks magazine, sundial makers, books, and societies. An excellent section is Sundial Trails , with routes to follow in dozens of places around the world. http://www.sundials.co.uk/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Take Our Web Geological Time Machine
A chart of geologic time frames from the Precambrian period to today linked to descriptions of each period often including stratigraphy, ancient life, localities, and tectonics. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html Topics: Geology, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Aug 23, 2003 Their Circular Life: An Exploration About Human Behavior
This interactive site allows users to experience the lives of people in ordinary places around Italy. View images and sounds that take place during the day at five urban places by moving a small triangle icon around a circle. Locations include a train station in Modena and the Campo San Barnaba in Venice. Users are invited to ponder their lives in view of what they have seen and send feedback on their feelings. From Italian artists. http://www.theircircularlife.it/ Topics: Art by Region, Astronomy, Photograph Collections, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 22, 2005 time and date.com
Collection of clocks, calendars (including holidays and observances), countdowns, time zone information, and related tools for different regions of the world. Searchable and browsable. Note: banner advertisements are not labeled as such and blend with rest of site. http://www.timeanddate.com/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated May 3, 2005 Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time
"Starting in March 2007, the standard North American period for daylight-saving time is to be from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November," which replaces the previous practice of the first Sunday of April to the last Sunday in October. Includes maps of standard and daylight-saving time zones in Canada. From National Research Council Canada. http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/time_services/daylight_saving_e.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Mar 5, 2009 TimeTicker
A graphic view of the current time around the world. Click on a location on the map, or browse the scrollable list, and TimeTicker provides the precise time and date for that zone. http://www.timeticker.com/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Jun 23, 2004 TWiki.org Service: Date and Time Gateway
Determines the current time, date, and time zone for cities, states, countries, and geographic regions. http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/xtra/tzdate Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 13, 2006 U.S. Naval Observatory Master Clock Time
The latest time, with listings for each of the major time zones in the United States. From the Time Service Department, U.S. Naval Observatory. http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timer.pl Topics: Astronomy, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 12, 2004 Understanding Geologic Time
This site "introduces students [in grades 5 through 10] to geologic time, the evidence for events in Earth's history, relative and absolute dating techniques, and the significance of the geologic time scale." Includes interactive quizzes, and lesson plans for teachers. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/geotime/ Topics: Geology, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Aug 23, 2003 Urban Mobility Study
An annual statistical report on the extent and performance of the roadway systems in several dozen U.S. cities, presenting about two decades'-worth of data. Measures include the amount of time an average driver spends stuck in traffic, the difference in travel time between trips made during peak vs. off-peak hours, and the economic cost of congestion due to lost productivity and wasted fuel. From the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University. http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Statistics, Technology Last updated Nov 28, 2004 A Walk Through Time: The Evolution of Time Measurement Through the Ages
"A descriptive look at the history of timekeeping from ancient to modern methods." Features illustrations and information on sun clocks and water clocks, mechanical clocks and quartz clocks, and atomic beam clocks. The site also has information on Greenwich Mean Time and world time zones. From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physics Laboratory. http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Mar 1, 2004 Worldtimeserver.com
Get the correct time instantly for anyplace in the world and see a global graphic representation of the location. Search or browse for major cities, countries, or U.S. states. Offers "Atomic Clock Sync," a free utility that connects your computer to an atomic clock that updates it to the current exact time, including daylight-saving time calculation. Also features a world meeting planner for arranging conference calls or videoconferences. http://www.worldtimeserver.com/ Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science Last updated Nov 7, 2005 |
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