Perhaps some background would be useful to those on the list who are not familiar with astrolabes and astrolabe clocks.
The Prague clock is based on an astrolabe with the projection origin at the north celestial pole. This orientation causes the horizon arc to arc in the reverse direction from a normal astrolabe, but it gives a more intuitive representation of the Sun's position.
The clock has three moving parts. A hand with a Sun figure rotates once in a mean solar day and the Sun's longitude is indicated by the position of the Sun figure on the ecliptic (which is divided by the zodiac). The astrolabe rete, which has only the projection of the ecliptic on the clock, rotates once in a sidereal day. The difference in the rate of the two components keeps the Sun figure on the (approximately) correct position on the ecliptic. The third hand shows the position and phase of the Moon.
The Prague clock, and all other devices based on the astrolabe, indicates apparent time with the Sun hand. The only adjustment needed for it to indicate approximate civil time would be to simply move the Sun hand to a time. No changes in gearing are needed. But the Sun's position in the ecliptic (zodiac) would no longer be correct and any events (sunrise/set, culmination, etc.) would no longer be valid. That is, the Sun figure no longer represents the real Sun,
It could be made to show apparent time again by simply moving the Sun hand.
Best regards,
Jim
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