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Heavenly Clockwork : The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China by Derek J. De Solla Price, Ling Wang and Joseph Needham (1986, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521322766

ISBN-139780521322768

eBay Product ID (ePID)1318040

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameHeavenly Clockwork : the Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory, Astronomy

Publication Year1986

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science

AuthorDerek J. De Solla Price, Ling Wang, Joseph Needham

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight32.6 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN85-031363

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Supplement byCombridge, John H.

Dewey Decimal529.78

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of Content1. Biography of Su Sung; 2. Transmission of the Text of Su Sung's Book; 3. Su Sung's Memorial to the Emperor Che Tsung; 4. Translation of Su Sung's Third Chapter; 5. Explanation of Su Sung's Clockwork; 6. Historical Background of Su Sung's Clock; 7. The Development of Clockwork after Su Sung; 8. The context of the Inventions; 9. General History and Transmission of Astronomical Clocks.

SynopsisA 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberQB107 .N32 1986