Heavenly Clockwork - the Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China, a Missing Link in Horological History

Needham (Joseph), Ling (Wang) & Price (Derek J.)

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1960

A propos de cet article

254 pages, 71 figs., 1st edition, 1960. Chinese water-driven clocks with a form of mechanical escapement pre-date the first mechanical clocks in the West by 600 years. A detailed scholarly book, with an appendix on Chinese horary systems. A very good copy, with very good dust jacket.

N° de réf. du vendeur K664

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Heavenly Clockwork - the Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China, a Missing Link in Horological History
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 1960
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Horology