Master of timekeeping
Feb 06, 2020
3 minutes
BY KRIS MANTY
Courtesy of Magnus
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In the Middle Ages, a clockmaker created a clock for Prague’s town square that was so magnificent he was approached by other countries to build one for them. Fearing that he would build a more beautiful clock for another nation, town officials had him blinded so that he could never duplicate his masterpiece.
Driven mad, the clockmaker sought his vengeance by climbing the clock tower and literally throwing himself into his spectacular work of art — ending his own life and jamming
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