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  2. Prague astronomical clock - Wikipedia

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    The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town Hall in the Old Town Square.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 ...

  3. Astronomical clock - Wikipedia

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    The astronomical clock in the tower of the New Town Hall was installed in 1910. Kryštofovo Údolí. The Kryštofovo Údolí astronomical clock is a modern astronomical clock (inaugurated in 2008), built-in a former electrical substation. Hojsova Stráž. An astronomical clock in the Bohemian Forest was inaugurated in 2017. It has a concentric ...

  4. Old Town Square - Wikipedia

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    Prague Orloj is a medieval astronomical clock mounted on the Old Town Hall. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still in operation. The tower of the Old Town Hall is open to the public and offers panoramic views of the Old Town.

  5. Exeter Cathedral astronomical clock - Wikipedia

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    The clock-room is behind the dial on the north wall of the transept, and still houses the clock mechanism. [4] Access is via a doorway visible in the stone wall directly beneath the clock. Legend suggests that the round hole cut in the bottom of the door was for the cathedral cat to gain entry to keep the clock clear of mice and rats. [5]

  6. Wimborne Minster astronomical clock - Wikipedia

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    Wimborne Minster Astronomical Clock, with a blue-green image of the Earth at centre, and the Sun rotating in the outer lighter-blue ring, and the Moon in the inner starred ring. Wimborne Minster astronomical clock is a fourteenth-century astronomical clock in Wimborne Minster in Dorset, regarded as "one of the most ancient working clocks in ...

  7. Clear Sky Chart - Wikipedia

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    Clear Sky Charts (called clocks until February 29, 2008) are web graphics which deliver weather forecasts designed specifically for astronomers.They forecast the cloud cover, transparency and astronomical seeing, parameters which are not forecast by civil or aviation forecasts. [1]

  8. The best sunrise alarm clocks of 2025 - AOL

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    Other cool features of this mid-priced sunset alarm clock are the variable duration of the sunrise or sunset simulations (20, 30, or 45 minutes), a light-sensitive clock display that brightens ...

  9. Wells Cathedral clock - Wikipedia

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    The clock is one of the group of famous 14th– to 16th–century astronomical clocks to be found in the West of England. The surviving mechanism, dated to between 1386 and 1392, was replaced in the 19th century, and was eventually moved to the Science Museum in London, where it continues to operate. [ 1 ]