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Subj: Big Ben
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Big Ben's Great Clock, London, England
Though most people think Big Ben is the catch-all term for the tower, bell and
clock, it actually only refers to the Great Bell inside the tower. The Great
Clock was installed in 1859 and has a 310-kilogram pendulum. The clock's
4.1-metre-long minute hands travel the equivalent of 190 kilometres per year
and its dials are lit up by 28 energy efficient light bulbs. A Latin
inscription sits beneath each face: "Domine Salvam fac Reginam nostrum
Victoriam primam," which means "O Lord, save our Queen Victoria the Firstö.
73, Scott kf5jrv
KF5JRV @ KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA
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