Talk:Passemant astronomical clock

A fact from Passemant astronomical clock appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Passemant Astronomical clock, designed to work until the year 9999, was the first clock used to set the official time in France?

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"universal horizon"[edit]

"Earth is represented by a bronze globe on which all countries are engraved with the main cities. This globe is placed among the rocks and waterfalls, which serve as a universal horizon."

Could someone please explain the term "universal horizon", as it is used in relation to this remarkable clock? Wanderer57 (talk) 02:03, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to improve it. Trizek ^{here or on wpfr} 13:27, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Designed to work?[edit]

What does "designed to work until the year 9999" mean? Does it just mean that the year dials go up to 9999? Or is there some accuracy accounting to that claim - e.g. "will not lose more than x minutes until 9999", or has leap year/solar time/etc. adjustment built in until the year 9999? Or is it simply a durability claim? -- 174.31.204.164 (talk) 03:39, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have rewritten the sentence in the hope of reducing this ambiguity. Whiteghost.ink 07:12, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

astrology?[edit]

The English caption for the accompanying photo incorrectly calls it an 'astrological clock'. It is supposed to be an 'astronomical clock'. The french caption is fine. Pinkpedaller (talk) 06:38, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I fixed it. Whiteghost.ink 07:08, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]