Sidereal Clock
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| Caption | Sidereal Clock, made in 1800. Attributed to James Newton. Sidereal time is a timekeeping system that astronomers use to locate celestial objects. Using sidereal time, it is possible to easily point a telescope to the proper coordinates in the night sky. Briefly, sidereal time is a "time scale that is based on Earth's rate of rotation measured relative to the fixed stars" – Wikipedia. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | not available |
| Credit | Birmingham Museums Trust |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Sidereal Clock 1800 Attributed to James Newton Sidereal time timekeeping system astronomers use locate celestial Using possible easily point telescope proper coordinates night sky Briefly scale Earth rate rotation measured relative fixed stars Wikipedia Applied Arts Clock Science and Industry Astronomy |
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