Wells Cathedral Clock by F. Neale and A. Lovell (RB337)

Published 1995: First Edition / Softcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Pictorial stiff card covers staple bound. 24 as new very clean and bright pages. Slight shelf wear on covers. (RB337)

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A description of the clock's works, figures and symbolism, as well as its history.

The Wells Cathedral clock is an astronomical clock in the north transept of Wells Cathedral, England. The clock is one of the group of famous 14th– to 16th–century astronomical clocks to be found in the West of England. The surviving mechanism, dated to between 1386 and 1392, was replaced in the 19th century, and was eventually moved to the Science Museum in London, where it continues to operate. The dial represents the geocentric view of the universe, with the Sun and Moon revolving round a central fixed Earth. It may be unique in showing a philosophical model of the pre-Copernican universe.

Another more basic dial is mounted on the outside wall, driven from the same mechanism. This was first installed in the 14th or 15th centuries, but has been restored a number of times. [Google Books]