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翻訳と辞書　辞書検索 [ 開発暫定版 ] スポンサード リンク Hornsby Water Clock ： ウィキペディア英語版 Hornsby Water Clock The Hornsby Water Clock, titled ''Man, Time and the Environment'' is a piece of kinetic sculpture, a decorative fountain and a functional clock in the Florence Street pedestrian mall in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. Unveiled in 1993,〔Unveiling in 1993 (History of Hornsby )〕 the sculpture was designed and engineered by Victor Cusack and constructed of bronze, stainless steel and glass by Victor and his foundry floor manager Rex Feakes.〔Title, materials and credits from the first of four plaques (see photo)〕 Construction, including alterations to the mall, cost over A$1 million and took two and half years; thereafter, chicken bones and other carelessly discarded items caused many breakdowns before the water filtration system was upgraded.〔Cost, construction time and the cause of breakdowns from ''The Hornsby Water Clock Story'' (see external links)〕 ==Overview== It is a combination of three water-powered clocks – a 4th-century BC Greek clepsydra, an 11th-century Chinese water wheel clock and a 17th-century Swiss pendulum clock – plus a 17-note bronze carillon to ring the hour based on a 250-year-old design found in an old English church. The whole assembly is mounted on a floating pontoon that rotates every 12 hours giving a fourth time indicator as a pointer sweeps past Roman numerals placed in the water around the fountain's perimeter. The sculpture is approximately tall and weighs .〔Overall description from the first of four plaques (see photo)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hornsby Water Clock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.