How much is a Geochron?

Note: Each new Geochron ordered from Company Seven will include one complimentary copy of the Geochron World Watch® software for Windows PC operating systems….Optional Geochron Items and Spare Parts.

How does a Geochron work?

The Geochron allows any observer to determine what time it is anywhere in the world. Physically the Geochron looks like a framed world map, about 2×3 ft. in size. The colorful map itself is an endless belt that is driven slowly from left to right by an electric clock motor in synchronism with the rotation of the earth.

Is there a physical world clock?

It’s the only mechanical geographic chronometer made in the world today. A signature display of the world in real time.

What is a sun clock?

A sundial is a horological device that tells the time of day (in modern usage referred to as civil time) when there is sunlight by the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. In the narrowest sense of the word, it consists of a flat plate (the dial) and a gnomon, which casts a shadow onto the dial.

Who invented the Geochron?

James Kilburg
It had 16 employees in 1987. The Hubble Space Telescope control center at Goddard Space Flight Center uses a Geochron in its day-to-day operations….Geochron.

What’s the time in every country?

Current Local Times Around the World

What is a MarsDial?

The MarsDial is a sundial that was devised for missions to Mars. It is used to calibrate the Pancam cameras of the Mars landers. MarsDials were placed on the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers, inscribed with the words “Two worlds, One sun” and the word “Mars” in 22 languages.

What is the difference between a sundial and a Marsdial?

Unlike ordinary sundials, the Mars sundials have no hour marks — the rovers carrying them will be changing position frequently, rendering permanent hour lines meaningless. Instead, the rover science team will add hour marks electronically onto Pancam photos of the sundial.

Whats the difference between a sundial and a Marsdial?

Louis Friedman coined the sundial’s motto: Two Worlds, One Sun. While ordinary sundials are fixed in place, the MarsDials will be continually moving with the rovers. So, the MarsDials have no hour lines because the rovers’ changing positions would render such markings useless.