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An astronomical clock, horologium, or orloj is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the Sun, Moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets.
The clock mechanism has three main components – the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; statues of various Catholic saints stand on either side of the clock; "The Walk of the Apostles", an hourly show of moving Apostle figures and other sculptures, notably a ...
The gold hands of the clock show mean solar time, or "temps moyen"; the silver hands show Central European Time, labelled "heure publique". In winter, mean solar time is approximately 30½ minutes behind Central European Time. The clock features a planetary calendar, which shows the current positions of the sun and moon, and a mechanical rooster.
The clock inside Wells Cathedral. The Wells Cathedral clock is an astronomical clock in the north transept of Wells Cathedral, England.The clock is one of the group of famous 14th– to 16th–century astronomical clocks to be found in the West of England.
A definition of a terrestrial time standard was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976 at its XVI General Assembly and later named Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TDT). It was the counterpart to Barycentric Dynamical Time (TDB), which was a time standard for Solar system ephemerides , to be based on a dynamical time scale .
The dial was a concentric-ring astronomical clock similar to the clock of the Torre dell'Orologio, Padua of 1434, rather than the astrolabe type with offset zodiac dial, as found at Prague. The 24 hours of the day were marked, in Roman numerals, around the edge, with I at the right-hand side, and marked Italian hours.
This will mean setting your clocks back an hour and gaining an hour of sleep, plus earlier sunrises and sunsets. When does Daylight Saving Time end permanently? The Oklahoma City skyline at sunset ...
Astronomical clock (Venus-Mercury side) by Eberhard Baldewein, 1563–1568. ... The numbers refer to astronomical units, the mean distance between Sun and Earth ...