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| . . . as seen in the famous timepiece in Piazza San Marco's clock tower; it displays the time of day, phases of the moon, and the current sign of the zodiac. |
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| I can't see what tells you the time on the 24-hour clock, but can see that when I took these pictures the sun should have been in Libra. I checked and it was (October 2, 2008). [To see more ABC posts, go here.] |
What a beautiful zodiac! Instead of "Thank you", I say in Dutch:"dank je!" We hope that you will come back in the next round!
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Wil, ABCW Team.
That's astonishingly beautiful. I love the blue background (and the blue details on the tower).
ReplyDeleteOh magnificent take. That is a Time piece. A real keeper take.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing clock !
ReplyDeleteGattina
ABC Team
the blue and gold are LOVELY!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABCW
Such lovely detail. I can't quite tell the time either.
ReplyDeleteit's absolutely beautiful...
ReplyDeleteLeslie
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what a fascinating clock
ReplyDeleteI would say that the time shown is 11:45. There is a "digital clock" above the semi-circular balcony, with the hour (in Roman numerals) on the left and the minutes (in what are conventionally called Arabic numerals) on the right. Only '45' can be seen in the photo. The minutes change only every 5 minutes, which is why it's not a digital clock in the usual sense. The single hand (with the sun on it) shows the time. It is pointing between XI and XII, but nearer to XII.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of astronomical clocks illustrated here: http://io9.com/astronomical-clocks-were-a-wonder-of-the-medieval-world-1484069867. The largest one in the world is in Cremona, and the second largest is in Oslo.
Love this!
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