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Rostock astronomical clock

Rostock astronomical clock

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The Rostock astronomical clock is a fifteenth-century astronomical clock in St. Mary's Church, Rostock.

Rostock Astronomical Clock

History and description

The astronomical clock was built in 1472[1] by Hans Düringer, a clockmaker from Nuremberg. It consists of three partitions:

  • Top: Apostle-go-round giving an hourly performance of the apostles crossing before Jesus for a blessing before entry into eternal bliss, and the last, Judas, is shut out.
  • Middle: Clock with daily time, zodiac, moon phases, and month;
  • Bottom: Calendar, which is valid until 2150 (with beginning of 2018 this table replaced the 4th, which lasted from 1885 to 2017).[2]

The medieval clock is the only one of its kind still in working condition with its original clockworks.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Europe on a shoestring. Vivek Wagle. 2003. ISBN 1740593146
  2. [2]
    "THE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK OF THE ST.-MARIEN-KIRCHE IN ROSTOCK" (PDF). www.astronomischeuhr.de.
  3. [3]
    Repository for the Rostock Astronomical Clock

54.0895°N 12.1386°E / 54.0895; 12.1386
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