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Heavenly Clockwork: The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China
Heavenly Clockwork The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China
Author: Joseph Needham, Ling Wang, Derek J. De Solla Price
A reissue with a foreword and supplement, of a modern classic published in 1960. The invention of the mechanical clock was one of the most important turning points in the history of science and technology. This study revealed six centuries of mechanical clockwork preceding the first mechanical escapement clocks of the West of about AD 1300. Deta...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521087162
ISBN-10: 0521087163
Publication Date: 12/11/2008
Pages: 324
Edition: 2
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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