The Gazette

Czech Village museum’s Clock Tower to add Prague-style astronomical clock features, figurines

CEDAR RAPIDS — Some clocks just go “tick tock.” A few do astronomical things. By fall, the Clock Tower standing silently in Czech Village will sing and dance, and show the phases of the sun and moon, ...
The Gazette

First astronomical clock tower in United States dedicated in Cedar Rapids by Czech, Slovak presidents

First astronomical clock tower in United States dedicated in Cedar Rapids by Czech, Slovak presidents Prague-style orloj symbolizes enduring ties as only one in North America By ELIJAH DECIOUS Sep 27, ...
Hackaday

Astronomical Clock Tower

There are few things to which we pay as much attention as the passage of time. We don’t want to be late for work, or a date. Even more importantly, we don’t want to age and die. Good time keeping is ...