Geochron World Clock

Geochron,worldl time indicator. Working model showing the relation between the rotating Earth and the time at one instant in any place. It shows sunrise, sunset, midday, date and the mont. The daylight area is electrically illuminated. The Geochron is adjusted by turening knobs underneath it. It was purchased for display in the Tercentenary Exhibition 1974/75 from Killberg Geochron Corp., San Mateo, California, USA.

Object Details

ID: ZAA0270
Collection: Timekeeping
Type: Global time indicator
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Geochron Entreprises; Geochron Enterprises Inc.
Events: Founding of the Royal Observatory, 1675
Date made: 1974
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 570 x 870 x 120 mm