Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 407
THE GREAT CLOCK IN THE CATHEDRAL OF STRASSBURG. 261 262 CURIOUS CLOCKS [Jan., wonder and admiration at the spectacle it haswitnessed. In 1574, the Strassburg astronomical clock re-placed the older one. It was mainly the workof Dasypodius, a famous mathematician, and itran until 1789. Later, the… … Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. NIGHT VIEW OF THE METROPOLITAN TOWER,MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY,SHOWING THE CLOCK-DIAL ILLUMINATED. Johann Baptist Schwilgue (born December 18,1772), determined to repair it. After endless ne-gotiations with the church authorities, he ob-tained the…
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