~Paracelsus
The clockface on the Torre dell'Orologio
Piazza San Marco, Venice
photo by Peter J StB Green
Clock with Heads of Prophets (a 24-hour, instead of 12-hour, clock)
Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence
by Paolo Uccello, 1443
Clock in the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, France
photo by Didier B (Sam67fr)
Diptych sundial in the form of a lute (Diptych sundials are portable. Like pocket watches. Sort of.)
circa 1612
The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj
photo by Maros Mraz
The Rathaus-Glockenspiel of Marienplatz, Munich
Photograph by Douglas Wacker
Clyde Clock
Glasgow, Scotland
by George Wyllie
The Wells Cathedral clock
photo by Cormullion
Links:
* How to make sundials and a sundial FAQ
* The Human Clock Several years ago, our family took a couple of photos for this. I think there's one of our dog!
* Wondering about different time zones? The World Clock: Time Zones
* The world's largest clock is in Japan
* Another cool clock: Zytglogge tower in Bern, Switzerland
* The story of Jens Olsen's world clock (here's a photo of it)
How long a minute is, depends on which side of the bathroom door you're on.
~Zall's Second Law
1 comment:
Oh, love these clocks. Amazing examples of mechanical imagination doubling as works of art.
Especially intrigued by the diptych sundial "lute" and the Prague astronomical clock.
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