Administrivia - Billion Second Day

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Tue Sep 11 00:12:38 2001

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Maslin" <donm_at_cts.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Administrivia - Billion Second Day


>
>
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Chris wrote:
>
> > >So... what are the most outstanding examples of classic systems
whose
> > >timekeeping mechanisms have withstood the passage of time
(including any
> > >that would have if they were still running today)?
> >
> > Big Ben in London? :-p
>
> Relative youngster! What comes to mind immediately - and I know that
> there are older ones - is the chiming clock in the Piazza San Marco of
> Venice that has been telling time since prior to 1492.

Remember seeing something on Discovery about a recently restored clock
dating from the 13th or 14th century, it has no face, (by design - not
because it lost it) just sounds a bell at the appropriate hours/half
hours IIRC.
Somewhere in England. Can't recall where now..

Cheers

Geoff in Oz
Received on Tue Sep 11 2001 - 00:12:38 BST