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Wells clock (below) is an astronomical clock in the north transept.
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. It is the second-oldest
surviving clock in England. The dial represents the geocentric view
of the universe, with sun and moon revolving round a central fixed
earth. It still has its original medieval face and, like the astronomical
clock at Ottery St Mary, shows a philosophical model of the pre-Copernican
universe with the earth at its centre. As well as showing the time
on a 24 hour dial, it also reflects the motion of the sun and the
moon, the phases of the moon, and the time since the last new moon. When the clock strikes every quarter, jousting knights move around above the clock and the Quarter jack bangs the quarter hours with his heels. An outside clock opposite Vicars' Hall, placed there just over seventy years after the interior clock, is connected with the inside mechanism. |
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The
second oldest clock in the world- The dial of the clock inside Wells Cathedral
Below
I'm at the weekly Saturday village fair..... lots of interesting stuff
Below
--- Dog food to start with - pigs n cows ears !
Hand
made Brass dragons below - amazing !
Full
circle !
Wonder
why they are selling Desert Assault vests in this village ? Even the jacket
will be asking itself - What am I doing here :)
text source:
wikipedia.org
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