Astronomical Clock Building
Last update: Jan 22 - 2012
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Newest Links --
The Pouvillon Restoration Project
(Gear
Design and Engineering Data - Robert Porter; The Clock & Watchmaker's guide
to gear making - Heiner Thiessen; -New- Equinox Sun dial - Bob Warfield; CNC
Cookbook - Archeoastronomy - Phil Sydor; Astronomical mechanisms - Helicron's
Workshop: Making your own Gears - Carlo Croce: Orologio con scappamento
di gravità tipo Arnfield - Zuylenburgh Planetarium: New Orrery)
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As hobby, I built several Astronomical Clocks over the last years. I had to learn a lot, design, calculation, how to make wheels and other parts. Many tools had to be made, it took a lot
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As a young boy sitting in the backyard in a cold winter night, I enjoyed the night Sky with thousands of sparkling stars, it was just after the Second World War and there was almost no disturbing light, sound carried for miles, I will never forget it. Many times I visited the famous Eise Eisinga Planetarium in my hometown, my lifetime love for astronomy and mechanics was born.
My first Clock with only Sky and Sun 1998-2000
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Second Clock with Sky, Sun and Moon |
2000-2002 This clock shows the Sky moving in one year, the Sun
in 24 hours and the Moon in mean time. |
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Astronomical Clock as described in Britten's handbook 2002-2008
The latest Astronomical Timepiece |
2007-2008 |
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Astronomical Clock with Equation of Time indication 2008-2009
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Astro Clock with Sun moving
in the Ecliptic 2011
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Astronomical Clock with Perpetual Calendar mechanism after Brocot 2009 - 2011
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Future Clock Project 2006 - ????
Children's Clock
Non mechanical Astronomical Clock
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Clock as gift for Planetarium Zuylenburgh 2010
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At work |
Making parts for the hospice clock |
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