Cambridge Science Festival: The 10,000 Year Clock of the Long Now (Main)

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Experience The Clock of the Long Now in this gallery exhibition.

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Cost

This Event is free!

Location

  • In-person only.

Main Library

449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Neighborhood

Mid Cambridge

Dates and Times

Monday, September 23, 2PM – 4PM

This is a recurring event and is coming up on

  • Tuesday, September 24, 2PM – 4PM
  • Wednesday, September 25, 2PM – 4PM
  • Thursday, September 26, 2PM – 4PM
.: Upcoming occurrences include: Friday, September 27, 2PM – 4PM.

Additional information

The Clock of the Long Now is being built by the Long Now Foundation inside a remote mountain in West Texas. It's designed to keep accurate time for 10,000 years. It's powered by the temperature change from day to night and synchronized to the correct time by a beam of sunlight that shines deep into the mountain. It's entirely mechanical, with a mechanism hundreds of feet tall. 

 

Event image for Cambridge Science Festival: The 10,000 Year Clock of the Long Now (Main)
Monday, September 23, 2PM – 4PM

This is a recurring event and is coming up on

  • Tuesday, September 24, 2PM – 4PM
  • Wednesday, September 25, 2PM – 4PM
  • Thursday, September 26, 2PM – 4PM
.: Upcoming occurrences include: Friday, September 27, 2PM – 4PM.

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Last updated August 27, 2024.