1.0Biographical Gallery of Catalan Science and Technologyhttps://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/lifetimemediahttps://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/author/lifetimemedia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="axNVL8RAZk"><a href="https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/cientifics/fontsere-riba-eduard/">Fontserè Riba, Eduard</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/cientifics/fontsere-riba-eduard/embed/#?secret=axNVL8RAZk" width="600" height="338" title="“Fontserè Riba, Eduard” — Biographical Gallery of Catalan Science and Technology" data-secret="axNVL8RAZk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1413460358-fonsereriba8jpg.jpg400533He finished his studies in physics-mathematics sciences in 1891 and he got his Ph.D. degree in 1894. He organized and directed during 67 years the Servicio Horario, which was the organisation that fixed the official time in Barcelona. At first, the official time was given by the stars position seen from the dome of the Acadèmia de Ciències.