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Time ball - Wikipedia
A time ball is a large, wooden or metal ball that is dropped at a predetermined time of day. Because precise timekeeping is essential to the determination ...
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The Greenwich Time Ball
The bright red Time Ball on top of Flamsteed House is one of the world's earliest public time signals, distributing time to ships on the Thames and many ...
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www.rmg.co.uk
Timeball
Timeball is a total blast and an awesome workout. Constant movement and quick reflexes get my heart rate up and leave me energized!
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time-ball
ˈtime-ball A ball moving on a vertical rod or pole, placed in some prominent elevated position, for the purpose of indicating mean time, which it does by dropping at a certain moment each day from the top to the bottom of the rod, usually by the closing of an electric circuit. The time thus indicate...
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Time balls: The rise and fall of a timekeeping icon - BBC
To learn about the origins of the time ball, you must turn the clock back exactly 100 years before Hull's was installed, to 1818. A Captain ...
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What is a Time Ball? - Nebraska State Historical Society
At exactly noon, the ball would drop, indicating the time. The next morning, a student would raise the ball with a rope and pulley system.
history.nebraska.gov
history.nebraska.gov
Time Ball Buildings, Leeds
Time Ball Buildings, Leeds is a Grade II* listed building in Briggate, Leeds. History
The building dates from the early 19th century and was used by a variety of businesses, acting as a distillery, saddlery, barber and perfumier and stationer. By 1869 the premises were uninhabited. By 1872 a watchma...
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Hull's Time Ball - how it works, and why it was so important to mariners
Hull's Time Ball dropped for the first time in 100 years this week, following a restoration project between Hull City Council and the ...
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Time Balls - South Street Seaport Museum
There were a dozen time balls installed globally to aid ship captains and navigators in the crucial task of rating their chronometers and facilitating accurate ...
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southstreetseaportmuseum.org
The Forgotten History of "Time Balls" - Start Researching Genealogy
These large balls on the tops of buildings and towers were visible for miles, and were created as a way for everyone to agree on the time.
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Exploring the Portsmouth time balls - ADS
Portsmouth played a key role in the development of time balls for calibration of marine chronometers. The first time ball apparatus was erected there by the ...
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Time ball | Royal Museums Greenwich
The red Time Ball, positioned on top of Flamsteed House is one of the world's earliest public time signals, distributing time to ships on the Thames and many ...
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www.rmg.co.uk
The True Story Behind Feud's Black and White Ball - TIME
TodayThe masked ball, which took place at the Plaza Hotel on Nov. 28, 1966, was not only the most glamorous (and coveted) invite of the year, but an affirmation of Capote's celebrity and ascension to ...
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Port Chalmers time ball
The Port Chalmers time ball is a Victorian maritime Greenwich Mean Time signal located on Aurora Terrace on top of Observation Point in the port of Port Chalmers, New Zealand. It was established in 1867 by the Otago Provincial Council. The time ball fell precisely at 1 p.m. daily. Originally trigger...
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For Lions, It's Time for 'Big Boy Ball' - Sports Illustrated
3 days ago"Yeah, I think we've did it all season. Had a lot of primetime games. Every game is a big game," Harris said. "Also, don't want to make it too drastic, too much of a difference.
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