"E pur si muove! (And yet it moves!)" - Earth Globe in fountain, Ceská Trebová, Czech Republic
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vraatja
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Earth Globe from polished black granite rotating on a thin stream of water in front of a main entrance into railway station building in Ceská Trebová.
Waymark Code: WMB9W5
Location: Pardubický kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/24/2011
Views: 95
During general reconstruction of the area in front of railway station in Ceská Trebová a new fountain was installed just opposite toi main entrance into the station. In the fountain the Earth Globe from polished black granite is rotating on a thin stream of water and anyone can rotate it with a gentle push and repeat a famous sentence of Gallileo Galilei - "E pur si muove! (And yet it moves!)"
Stationary or rotating globe: Rotating
Historical or current information: Current
Surface (elevation) relief: no
Size: about 1.2 meters
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