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The Trinity College Clock is an historic clock in Trinity College, Cambridge. ==History and description== King Edward's Gate, in Trinity Great Court, otherwise known simply as the clock-tower, is one of the oldest buildings in the college. The first clock appears to have been installed in 1610 by Thomas Tennant, of London.〔 The architectural history of the University of Cambridge. Robert Willis, John Willis Clark.1886〕 The bell has survived to this day and bears the inscription: TRINITAS IN UNITATE RESONAT 1610. RICARDUS HOLD FELD ME FECIT. In 1726 – 1727 the clock mechanism was given to the village of Orwell, Cambridgeshire when the master, Richard Bentley, provided a new clock and dial plate and three bells.〔The Life of Richard Bentley: D.D., Master of Trinity College. James Henry Monk. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1833〕 It is noted for striking the hour twice, first on a low note (the 'Trinity' chime) and then a higher one (the 'St John's' chime).〔Cambridge Sights: A Travel Guide to the Top 20 Attractions in Cambridge, England. Mobile Reference, 2010〕 In 1910 this eighteenth century clock was replaced with a mechanism by Smith of Derby to a design by Lord Grimthorpe. The clock is governed by a temperature-compensated pendulum 2 metres in length driven by a three-legged gravity escapement. It is a remarkable instrument, capable of keeping time to better than one second in a month without any intervention. 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「Trinity College Clock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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