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unusual facts about astronomical clock



Christopher Polhem

According to Polhem's autobiography, the event that marked the beginning of his career was the successful repair of the unfinished medieval (16th century) astronomical clock by Petrus Astronomus at Uppsala Cathedral, which had remained unfinished and broken for more than a century.

Gdańsk astronomical clock

The Gdańsk astronomical clock is a fifteenth-century astronomical clock in St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk.

Lyttelton Timeball Station

The astronomical clock originated from Britain and the time ball was supplied by Siemens Brothers of Germany.

Ploërmel astronomical clock

The Ploërmel Astronomical Clock is a 19th-century astronomical clock in Ploërmel.

Robert d'Escourt Atkinson

Atkinson's mechanical skills led to a commission to design an astronomical clock for York Minster, the York Minster astronomical clock.


see also

Striking clock

The astronomical clock designed by Richard of Wallingford in 1327 and built around 1354, also struck 24 hours.