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You can buy all kinds of conventional clocks that have hands and numbers for easy reading. Or, like [Fabio Ricci], you could build yourself something a little more esoteric, like this neat shadow ...

Assuming you’re not stuck in a prison cell without windows, you could feasibly keep track of the moon and tides by walking outside and jotting things down in your notebook. Alternatively, you could ...

When I was in college, the famous British poet W.H. Auden (1907-1973) was invited to speak in our town. A couple of English-major buddies and I went to hear him, but the event was sold out. We ...