The "Orloj": an Astronomical Clock with Automata. (Updated over a year ago)

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HAMUS Carolinum (active 1490 - ): The clock was first designed by the clockmaker and profesor Mikulas of Kadan. It's complex program is said to have been developed by Hamus, and according to legend the city fathers of Prague put out his eyes so he would not be able to create another.

Tags: applied arts , czech , medieval

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 28, 2007.

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