Showing posts with label clock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clock. Show all posts
Monday, 1 November 2010
Saturday, 24 April 2010
The One Handed Clock at Coningsby
Saint Michael's church in Coningsby has the largest single handed clock in the world. The clock face is 5 metres across and apparently the time can be read up to two miles away.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
The Astronomical Clock
The Astronomical Clock at Hampton Court Palace was made for Henry VIII in 1540 by the French clockmaker Nicholas Oursian. The clock shows the time of day, the date, the phase of the moon and the time of high tide at London Bridge.