Heavenly Clockwork: The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China

Needham, Joseph; Wang, Ling; Price, Derek J. de Solla

ISBN 10: 0521322766 / ISBN 13: 9780521322768

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 1986

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2. N° de réf. du vendeur G0521322766I5N00

Synopsis :

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. Detailed and fully illustrated accounts of elaborate Chinese clocks are accompanied by a discussion of the social context of the Chinese inventions and an assessment of their possible transmission to medieval Europe. For this revised edition, Dr Joseph Needham has contributed a new foreword on recent research and perceptions. In a supplement John H. Combridge details a modern reconstruction of Su Sung's timekeeping device, which together with textual studies modifies our understanding of this important early technology.

Présentation de l'éditeur: 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. Detailed and fully illustrated accounts of elaborate Chinese clocks are accompanied by a discussion of the social context of the Chinese inventions and an assessment of their possible transmission to medieval Europe. For this revised edition, Dr Joseph Needham has contributed a new foreword on recent research and perceptions. In a supplement John H. Combridge details a modern reconstruction of Su Sung's timekeeping device, which together with textual studies modifies our understanding of this important early technology.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Heavenly Clockwork: The Great Astronomical ...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition : 1986
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Fair
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket
Edition : 2ème Édition