• Hours are traditionally not installed in the premises of the casino.
• Traditional motion-hour shooter “clockwise” is used to indicate the direction of circular motion. However, there are hours in which the hands move “counterclockwise”.
• Big Ben – the name of the tower, and 13-ton bell that rings inside.
• At various stages of development of civilization, mankind has used the sun, stars, water, fire, sand, wheels, mechanical, electrical, electronic and atomic clocks.
• Atomic clocks have an error in 1 second in six million years. Read the rest of this entry »

1470 invented the clock, running from the springs of energy and equipment for the factory springs in watches.

1480 – 1511 Start of production of portable hours. The first pocket watch made from the master Nyurenberga (Germany), Peter Henleyn (Peter Henlein). Exist only one arrow, and showed them the approximate time. The body of the clock was made of gilded brass, and had the form of eggs, it is obvious why they were called – “Nyurenbergskoe egg.” Time masters have begun to watch the image of the first. Read the rest of this entry »