Credits: Article and images by Ian Skellern @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/02/29/pneumatic-clocks-over-100-years-ago-paris-had-thousands-of-clocks-around-the-city-synchronized-with-blasts-of-compressed-air/
In Paris on the 21st of January 1910, a flash flood caused the Seine river to rise 8 meters/25 feet and devastated the city. While much of the damage was what you might expect, something unusual did occur: thousands of clocks stopped at 10:50 am.
This excellent video explains how Paris came to have a sophisticated system of clocks synchronized with blasts of compressed air and how they worked.
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Credits: Article and images by Ian Skellern @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2024/02/29/pneumatic-clocks-over-100-years-ago-paris-had-thousands-of-clocks-around-the-city-synchronized-with-blasts-of-compressed-air/