A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks by Chad Orzel Collection_Cutty Sark I stayed on the banks

I stayed on the banks of the Yellowstone River in Montana long after I finished shooting

and I feel like it adequately captures something I love doing so much – looking up at the night sky and wondering about its origin

took my position and started waiting

A brass keyring featuring a lidded compass

A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks by Chad Orzel Collection_Cutty Sark I stayed on the banksPress the snooze button on your alarm once too often and you soon remember the importance of good timekeeping. That need to tell the time connects you to over five thousand years of human history, from the first solstice markers at Newgrange to quartz crystal oscillating in your watch today. Science underpins time: measuring the movement of Sun, Earth and Moon, and unlocking the mysteries of quantum mechanics and relativity theory the key to ultra