[time-nuts] Are minutes more important in astronomy than seconds and hours ?

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

That’s a very unique piece of history. Hopefully you were able to get it.

Bob

> On Nov 23, 2019, at 3:29 AM, Jean-Louis Rault <f6agr at orange.fr> wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> A friend of mine offered me a secondary electric clock that was in use at Observatoire Royal de Belgique, in Brussels, at the end of the 19th century.
> 
> The manufacturer is Peyer Favarger & Co, Neuchatel, Switzerland.
> 
> I'm wondering why the largest hand is used for minutes, and the smaller hands for hours and seconds
> 
> Any idea ?
> 
> Jean-Louis
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