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God's Clockmaker

God's Clockmaker Science

God's Clockmaker

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
2006-11-15
Publication Date:
2006-11-15
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1852855711
ISBN13:
9781852855710
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
699 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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