Růžička astronomical clock is a unique astronomical clock enriched by a large number of optical fun

Interestingly, while Hungary Brod is a rarity that its territory is located three unique time measurement systems. The astronomical clock on the town hall tower, Brussels astronomical clock located in the Town Hall and Astronomical Clock Nivnický. It is on display in the Museum of JA Comenius. Each is yet different as to their location, structure, and functions.
Every hour we heard in the nearby square clinking Black Janka, characters inextricably linked with the city, which according to legend, jewelers bench for sale saved the city from Kuruc. jewelers bench for sale His statue jewelers bench for sale is located on the Town Hall under the clock tower. Under Janková figure stands hemisphere, which represents the moon. The second hemisphere is hidden inside the walls. The whole ball, one part of which is painted in black and the other gold plated, rotates around its axis at the same time, which takes a turn for the lunar phase. Front hemisphere jewelers bench for sale funnel cut in the wall and shows viewers jewelers bench for sale monthly random phase in which at the same time the sky is also a real moon.
Hours, Black Janek and the Moon are the three parts of a timekeeping unit, which can be called clock. It must be emphasized, because most people will notice only hours and Janka. The three parts were built and no original intent to create one. The current city hall tower was completed in 1715 and the clock for her made Swiss watchmaker Franz Lang of Lucerne. Were associated with the statue of the Black Janka. Old clock served its city and looking for someone who would construct new ones. Renovation took hodinářská Dinastía Dvorak.
The family chronicle watch is marked: "Here they made the device clock brand new, with the whole-set, self-winding electromotive including translucent rectangular dial with Roman numerals. In addition, it was made copper - gold-plated lunation, which are stored commemorative writings in particular on the world's largest educator John Amos Comenius. "New tower clock was installed at the Town Hall in 1958 with a new wooden statue of the Black Janka and monthly balls.
We mentioned the three parts Uherský Brod town hall clock. Orloje jewelers bench for sale a structure jewelers bench for sale mostly. They consist of watches and parts - Indication of hours, often have a pointer calendar - date. The second part is astronomical, which is often installed demonstrator lunar phases. Is placed on the clock either still or can move with the sun signs of the zodiac, as is the astronomical clock in Prague sphere. The moon was for our ancestors calendar considerable importance. jewelers bench for sale The astronomical indicators aroused attention phases of the moon, as moonlight was at a time when there was no street lights, the only source of light in the darkness of night. Some also have a planetarium clock that shows the movement of the planets around the sun. The third part of the clock is figurative and attracts the most attention, it is the figures of saints and secular people, some of them are moving.
Uherskobrodskému city clock as to the composition of astronomical clocks missing calendaring. It is thus often represented astronomical moon, time measurement section provides jewelers bench for sale hours. Figural, namely jewelers bench for sale Black Janek, a gesture hourly themselves before hitting the tower clock chime bell.
Růžička astronomical clock is a unique astronomical clock enriched by a large number of optical functions. But lack the allegorical figures. Vilibald Ruzicka rather, construct a purely technical mechanism without further embellishment. Maybe because it is not called clock, but the amount will dials, jewelers bench for sale clock. Růžička astronomical clock is a box, and were built from 1906 until 1945.
The heart of the mechanism is precise clockwork with one second cell. Besides the main dial contains additional four separate dials showing seconds, month, day and date. Astronomical part consists of astronomical sphere, rotating star map, globe and dials. On this astronomical clock with a calendar of overlap.
The machine jewelers bench for sale controls the movement and hand-made maps starry sky that shows the current night sky of stars above the horizon. The map rotates once every sidereal day, the sidereal time is measured, early-civil about four minutes for 24 hours. Below is a map of a small globe spinning on its axis once a day also. It shows a clear interface of day and night on Earth, we can also detect tilt the earth's axis to the ecliptic, ie the path along which the Sun moves seemingly sky. Slewing ring engraved with signs of the zodiac in which the axis Globe mounted, rotates once a year, perform and movement of the earth around the sun. Black line is shown on the globe for the local meridian Brod.
Highest is positioned own astronomical part of the clock, the astronomical sphere, which is similar to the astronomical community Prague Astronomical Clock. It is a device based on the original ancient and medieval maritime navigation device astrolabe. This is dominated by the main clock face divided into two twelve hours. Unlike regular hours are clock hands rotate once per day. At midnight showing down the figure XII, Nale