Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology: Paper 35 The Borghesi Astronomical Clock In the Museum of History and Technology
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Silvio A. Bedini
DEVELOPMENT OF ASTRONOMICAL CLOCKS 32
DESIGNER BORGHESI 33
CLOCKMAKER BERTOLLA 34
FIRST BORGHESI CLOCK 38
SECOND BORGHESI CLOCK 41
BORGHESIAN THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE 54
LAST YEARS 57
THE CLOCKS OF BARTOLOMEO ANTONIO BERTOLLA 59
APPENDIX 71
BIBLIOGRAPHY 76
Figure 1.—The dial plate of the Borghesi clock, showing the horary and astronomical indications which are automatically presented.
Silvio A. Bedini