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CLOCKS THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD English translation from Spanish done by Vipul M Desai and posted it in http://suratiundhiyu.wordpress.com/
Big Ben The name "Big Ben" universally is used to be referred to the Tower of the Clock of the Palace of Westminster. Nevertheless, officially refers specifically to the main bell inside the tower. This bell takes charge of counting the hours, its approximate weight is of 13 tons.
The marvelous astronomical clock of PragueThe marvelous astronomical clock of Prague The marvelous astronomical clock of Prague Functions since the fifteenth century in the symbolic tower of the City Hall and its mechanism dazzles to travelers of the entire world. The oldest part of the Clock is the mechanism of the astronomical quadrant that dates from 1410, when was built by the watchmaker Nicolas of Kadan and by Jan Šindel professor of math and astronomy of the University Carolina of Prague. The astronomical quadrant has form of astrolabio, instrument used in the medieval astronomy and in the navigation to the invention of the sextant. It has painted on her representations of the Land and of the sky, as well as of the elements that surround it,Especially for four main components: The ring zodiacal, the ring of rotation, the icon that represents to the sun and the icon that represents to the moon.
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