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God's Clockmaker: Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time by John North
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9781852854515
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
1852854510
ISBN-13
9781852854515
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43553489
Product Key Features
Book Title
God's Clockmaker : Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time
Number of Pages
462 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Clocks & Watches, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Time, Europe / Great Britain / General, History, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, Antiques & Collectibles, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
29 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-361208
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"If this book can work a comparable magic on others, inspiring more of us to take up investigation of the same historiographical path, our understanding of the Middle Ages, modernity, and the history of science will be the better for it." Steven P Marrone, Speculuma Journal of Medieval Studies 1 September 2009, 'John North...is determined to put Richard on the historical map - and what a map it is. Its sweep and fine-grained detail make his account a veritable tour de force of erudition.' 17/11/2006
Dewey Decimal
681.113092
Table Of Content
Eclipse * The Black Monks * Wallingford * Oxford * An Astronomer among Theologians * Crisis * The New Abbot * Reprove, Persuade, Rebuke * The Visitor Visited * Litigation * Builders and Clockmakers * Time and History * The St Albans Clock * Machina Mundi * Legacy * The Migration of Ideas * Aristotle * Natural Philosophy * Astronomers * Astrologers * Instruments of Thought * Albion
Synopsis
Clocks became common in late medieval Europe and the measurement of time began to rule everyday life. God's Clockmaker is a biography of England's greatest medieval scientist, a man who solved major practical and theoretical problems to build an extraordinary and pioneering astronomical and astrological clock. Richard of Wallingford (1292-1336), the son of a blacksmith, was a brilliant mathematician with a genius for the practical solution of technical problems. Trained at Oxford, he became a monk and then abbot of the great abbey of St Albans, where he built his clock. Although as abbot he held great power, he was also a tragic figure, becoming a leper. His achievement, nevertheless, is a striking example of the sophistication of medieval science, based on knowledge handed down from the Greeks via the Arabs., Clocks became common in late medieval Europe and the measurement of time began to rule everyday life. God's Clockmaker is a biography of England's greatest medieval scientist, a man who solved major practical and theoretical problems to build an extraordinary and pioneering astronomical and astrological clock. Richard of Wallingford (1292-1336), the son of a blacksmith, was a brilliant mathematician with a genius for the practical solution of technical problems. Trained at Oxford, he became a monk and then abbot of the great abbey of St Albans, where he built his clock. Although as abbot he held great power, he was also a tragic figure, becoming a leper. His achievement, nevertheless, is a striking example of the sophistication of medieval science, based on knowledge handed down from the Greeks via the Arabs.>
LC Classification Number
TS544
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