The Clock Tower Project: DIALS



REVOLUTIONARY OR METRIC DIAL c.1700

The hour is indicated by the position of the shortest hand. The metric hour is shown in roman numerals. The minutes are shown by two minute hands. The longest hand shows standard time while the mid-sized hand shows metric time. Metric timekeeping consists of 100 min/hours and 10 hour/day.

Time shown: 7:16 pm (Standard), 8:03 pm (Metric)


The text in this site is taken from J. Casey Long's High Honor Report.