God's Clockmaker - John North
Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time
KORTE INHOUD
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 designed his clock. His achievement is a striking example of the sophistication of medieval science, based on knowledge handed down from the Greeks and the Arabs.
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2005Uitgever: Hambledon & London450 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1852854510ISBN-13: 9781852854515Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2005, 441pp, Hardcover met stofomslag. Lichte gebruikssporen stofomslag. Binnenwerk helemaal netjes. Inclusief nog twee artikelen over het boek/onderwerp uit NRC en Scientific American. [Auteur: North, John] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Hambledon and London] [Jaar: 2005] [Titel: God's Clockmaker / Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time]
