Hydrochronometer

Embriacos hydrochronometer in the Villa Borghese gardens, Rome

Hydrochronometer in the garden of Palazzo Berardi , Rome

A hydrochronometer is a type of water clock . It is shaped like a wooden top made of three rods made of cast iron , while its four dials can be seen from each side.

In 1867, Br. Giovan Battista Embriaco , OP , inventor and professor at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome , developed a hydrochronometer and sent it to the 1867 World's Fair , where it won many awards.

A hydrochronometer was built on the Pincio in Rome on the Palazzo Berardi . In 1873 the clock was in Rome and was placed in the Villa Borghese in a fountain designed by the architect Gioacchino Ersoch . It's still there and working all the time.

In June 2007, after two years of restoration at the ELIS School , the clock was restarted by the Mayor of Rome.

Web links

Wiktionary: Hydrochronometer  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• orologiodelpincio.it

Individual evidence

1. ^ Anna Maria Paolucci: Degli orologi ad acqua e di altri quadranti. ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( Eng . From water clocks and other quadrants .) casanatense.it; Retrieved March 20, 2013. “ E 'infatti del 1867 l'invenzione dell'idrocronometro, dovuta al padre domenicano Giovanni Battista Embriaco, che attese ai suoi studi di meccanica applicata all'orologeria nella solitudine del convento della Minerva. ”