We have a hard time explaining the design ... [Mark] describes the clock as “a four train, quarter striking movement with the fourth train driving the astronomical systems,” which sounds ...

Astronomical clock, made by Samuel Watson, London, about 1695. in ebonised case with one cranked winding key and two door keys. Astronomical clock, made by Samuel Watson, London, about 1695. in ...

This remarkable astronomical clock is one of only two known examples ... The movement is Chinese, but it is based on an English design of around AD 1790. Parts of the movement, such as the short ...

Jens was 60 when he started constructing the clock, but the story starts when he was only 25. In Strasbourg, the young locksmith saw an astronomical clock with a perpetual calendar in a cathedral.

Located in the Old Town Square, the Prague Astronomical Clock has been around since the 15th century, though it has required repairs many times over its history. This clock doesn't display the ...