The United Kingdom

The Flag of The United Kingdom

What is The United Kingdom famous for?

1) The game of Rugby and Cricket were invented here.
2) 12 peer jury trial started here
3) The UK is famous for its Royal Family 
4) UK has many landmarks like

Buckingham Palace

Stonehenge

London eye

5) UK the was the birth place of the industrial revolution.
6) The British empire was the biggest empire ever.
   and many, many more things

Here are a few facts about The United Kingdom:

1) England,Scotland, Wales are few regions of The United Kingdom.

2) The Motto of UK is «Dieu et mon Droit » in english « God in my right »

3) The common languages used in The United Kingdom are English,Cornigh, Scots, Scottish, Gaelic, Norn and Welsh.

5) It has a population of about 16,000,000

6) The English like tea : an Englishman drinks alot of tea compared to other people around the world. 

7) The treasures contained in the British Museum span two million years of world civilization.

Richard of Wallingford 

He is the mathematician i chose to present in class. He is one of the inventors and designer of the Astronomical clock.

Richard Born at Wallingford in England in 1292 and died in 1336.

The Astronomical Clock:

As you can see it is one of the most beautiful clocks ever made, it was in a museum for about 200 years, this particular one in the photo is the one present now in Prague.

There are two circles in the top clock one with hours and minutes on it the other with zodiac symbols on it.