In Prague this week. The ‘old city’ section is a treat for history of
science buffs. We managed to get a perch in front of the medieval
astronomical clock in the Square. This is the oldest operating clock in
the world, and the third oldest overall, surviving from the fifteenth
century. The clock strikes on the hour, but was more ambitiously
designed to follow the phases of the moon and the passage of the sun
through the Zodiac year around. Note in my video (about forty seconds
in), the chimes begin with Death, personified by the skeleton, ringing
the bell, while the apostles pass by the opening windows above.
(continued at Forbes....)
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
The Pope, The Encyclical...and Darwin.
Because you knew I would find evolution in there somewhere....
Labels:
climate change,
Darwin,
evolution,
papal encyclicals,
Pope Francis
Christopher Lee (1922--2015)
My tribute to Christopher Lee at Forbes. To say he led a full life is an understatement. It was an honor to meet him, to write about him--and to write for him. But that's another story....
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