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Quote from: txlabman on February 27, 2021, 02:17:59 pm

Quote from: Nick on February 27, 2021, 02:14:06 pm

Quote from: txlabman on February 27, 2021, 12:27:29 pm

I just posted the third video for my table.

Great fun that video was!! 

Love that Ball Drop with the Bell, would be a fun toy for New Years Eve 

What a brilliant idea Nick.

The only problem is that I am usually asleep (in my recliner) before midnight on New Years Eve. 🤠

We celebrate at 11pm and watch the ball drop in NY on tv at their midnight because everyone is struggling to stay awake 😂

Walter had previously identified the Hour Ball:

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Hour Balls were used in ports and dropped at specific times so that Mariners could set their chronographs.

There is a fantastic book that @parallelmotion recommended to me about the history of the chronograph.

“Longitude” by Dava Sobel.