SPILHAUS SPACE CLOCK Recent Restoration, Very Rare.
Item History & Price
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Spilhaus Space Clock. Condition is Used. This unique clock has undergone a complete restoration. Everything works and the clock is totally intact. It is the rare lighted version. The serial number is B-3012. The model number is 1202. I am including a link for those unfamiliar with these clocks from the Spilhaus website. Included are extra lights and an extra gear. Also, a COMPLETE USERS MANUAL (over 31 pages).....Check out www.1958buickfo...rum.net/webpage/spilhaus.htm
This is the fabulous Spilhaus Space Clock. It was designed by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus, Dean of Technnology, University of Minnesota (from 1949 to 1967). Dr. Spilhaus was the inventor of the bathythermograph, an invention which contributed substantially to America's submarine warfare success in WW II. Dr. Spilhaus had many areas of interest including oceanography and meteorology. The lower left dial shows regular time; the lower right dial is a 24 hour clock which shows the time in various major cities around the world. The large Space Dial of the Spilhaus Space Clock presents a variety of important celestial information. From the large space dial you can read these 15 up-to-the minute facts: 1. The Horizon And The Visible Heavens
2. The Sun's Position In The Sky.
3. The Moon's Position In The Sky
4. Position Of The Stars
5. Relative Position Of Sun, Moon, And Stars
6. A Perpetual Calendar Showing The Current Month And Day
7. Solar Time Of Sun, Moon, And Stars At Meridian
8. Sidereal Or Star Time.
9. Current Phase Of The Moon
10. Time Of Daily Sunrise And Sunset
11. Mean Time Of Moon Rise And Moon Set
12. Mean Time Of Star Rise And Star Set
13. Current Time Of High Or Low Tide
14. Current Stage Of The Tide
15. Mean Solar Time At The clock's Location
This is the fabulous Spilhaus Space Clock. It was designed by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus, Dean of Technnology, University of Minnesota (from 1949 to 1967). Dr. Spilhaus was the inventor of the bathythermograph, an invention which contributed substantially to America's submarine warfare success in WW II. Dr. Spilhaus had many areas of interest including oceanography and meteorology. The lower left dial shows regular time; the lower right dial is a 24 hour clock which shows the time in various major cities around the world. The large Space Dial of the Spilhaus Space Clock presents a variety of important celestial information. From the large space dial you can read these 15 up-to-the minute facts: 1. The Horizon And The Visible Heavens
2. The Sun's Position In The Sky.
3. The Moon's Position In The Sky
4. Position Of The Stars
5. Relative Position Of Sun, Moon, And Stars
6. A Perpetual Calendar Showing The Current Month And Day
7. Solar Time Of Sun, Moon, And Stars At Meridian
8. Sidereal Or Star Time.
9. Current Phase Of The Moon
10. Time Of Daily Sunrise And Sunset
11. Mean Time Of Moon Rise And Moon Set
12. Mean Time Of Star Rise And Star Set
13. Current Time Of High Or Low Tide
14. Current Stage Of The Tide
15. Mean Solar Time At The clock's Location
