Science Museum brings 1,001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World

This 20-foot high (6m) clock is as part of an exhibition of science from the Islamic world. The clock also features Chinese dragons, an Egyptian phoenix and wooden robots dressed in Arabian clothing.

Al-Jazari was an outstanding mechanical engineer from what is now Iraq, who wrote a book detailing how to build dozens of machines including suction pumps, crank shafts and water-raising devices.

1,001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World runs the Science Museum, South Kensington until April 25, although it is closed from February 25 to March 12 inclusive.