A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks by Chad Orzel Collection_Cutty Sark as is the problem of

as is the problem of maintaining a healthy diet at sea - and the steps that sailors themselves could take to avoid the dreaded scurvy

and its cure ranks among the greatest military successes

Artist: Matteo Perez

showing Churchill seated wearing the uniform of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports with the ribbon and star of the Garter

There is a coastal background on the left and a rocky shore behind him on the right

A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks by Chad Orzel Collection_Cutty Sark as is the problem ofPress 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