If the first day of daylight saving time doesn"t have you springing for joy, this towering timekeeper might be more your speed. The astronomical clock at Lyon Cathedral in France was built in 1660, centuries before daylight saving time was widely adopted in the 20th century. The clock"s intersecting hands and dials don"t just tell time, they form a flattened model of our planet that tracks the positions of the sun and moon relative to Earth. The zodiac dial, offset to account for the planet"s rotational tilt, shows the star sign currently in season.
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Take the stairs
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Winter solstice
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World Elephant Day
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Goodbye, 2020!
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Waitangi Day in New Zealand
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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World Teachers Day
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Arbor Day
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Flowers by the sea
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Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
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Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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African bush elephants in Namibia
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A universe underground
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Everglades National Park turns 75
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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