Hallo Roger, Don't throw out the child with the bathwater In the construction and working of the clock in Prague, there is nothing that would not be justified astronomatically, but the recent blunder that we both regret.
You can name the zodiac signs astrological, but they belong to the part of astrology that is common in astronomy and astrology. About the other part, the interpretation of the position of the sun, the moon and the planets, to descript a personality or to predict, you find nothing in the clock of Prague. When I say that I was born with the sun in the sign of Taurus (in the ordinary intercourse: "my sign is Taurus"), this is time keeping and defining the position of the sun on that moment: between 30° and 60° in the zodiac. That's astronomy. And do not forget that the signs of the zodiac and constellations of stars, both astronomical terms, are something completely different. Although they share common names. Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be Op 27-feb-2011, om 05:20 heeft Roger Bailey het volgende geschreven: > Hello Willy, > > When I stood in the square analyzing the famous astronomical clock, I was > struck by how it followed sundial time concepts. It led; it did not follow > clock conventions. I am disappointed to note that this is no longer true. As > you report, It tells clock time. I am also disappointed that I was perhaps > the only tourist in the square who understood the details of the clock, the > meaning of all the lines and circles within circles. I am further > disappointed that this clock, like so many advances in astronomy was > sponsored by interests in astrology, casting horoscopes! > > What's your sign dude? I don't know. I refuse to know nonsense. > > Regard, Roger Bailey > > From: Willy Leenders > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 12:28 PM > To: Sundial sundiallist > Subject: A blunder on the astronomical clock in Prague > > There is an interesting difference in the construction of a sundial and an > astronomical clock. > On a sundial, you can change the solar time indication to a time zone > indication. > This is not my preference. But you can do it. > If the sundial also has lines for unequal hours or Italian or Babylonian hour > lines, they should not be changed. > > That is different on an astronomical clock. > This produced an annoying blunder on the famous astronomical clock in Prague. > To please the tourists who assemble there, the clock indicates now Central > European Time rather than solar time as it once was, > The indication of unequal hours and Bohemian (Italian) hours now gains about > a quarter in February and loses a quarter in the period of end October and > begin November. > On this once so accurately crafted clock ! > > The tourists don't worry about it. > Most of them are only interested in the puppet show of the apostles in the > hourly opened shutters. > > See more on the Prague clock on my website at > http://www.wijzerweb.be/prague.html > > Willy Leenders > Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) > > Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) > with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): > http://www.wijzerweb.be > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >
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