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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

9th October 2019
Tagged as: Astronomy, Engineering, Medieval, Prague, Science, Technology, Time

Known as the Orloj, the astronomical clock was designed and built by the Imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Charles University professor Jan Šindel.

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23rd May 1618: Officials thrown from a window in the Second Defenestration of Prague

23rd May 2019
Tagged as: Bohemia, Catholicism, Holy Roman Empire, Prague, Protestantism, Thirty Years War

Two Catholic imperial officials and their secretary were thrown out of the window of the Bohemian Chancellery in the Second Defenestration of Prague.

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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

23rd May 1618: Officials thrown from a window in the Second Defenestration of Prague

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