Author: Wang Ling 王鈴

Heavenly clockwork : the great astronomical clocks of medieval China. [Xinyi xiangfayao 新儀象法要. Selections. English]
Date1960
Publish_locationCambridge, Eng.
PublisherCambridge University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
SeriesAntiquarian Horological Society monograph ; 1
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberQB107.N37 1960
Descriptionxv, 253 p. : ill., plates, ports., facsims. ; 26 cm.
NoteHeavenly clockwork : the great astronomical clocks of medieval China / by Joseph Needham, Wang Ling and Derek J. de Solla Price.
Published in association with the Antiquarian Horological Society at the University Press.
Bibliography: p. 206-215. Tables of Chinese characters: p. 216-229.
Includes English translation and commentary on Su Song's memorial to the emperor and the third chapter of Xinyi xiangfayao 新儀象法要.
SubjectAstronomy--China--History Astronomers--China Astronomical instruments--China--History Jesuits--China--16th-18th centuries--Contributions in astronomy Astronomical clocks--China--History Su Song 蘇頌, 1020-1101 Water clocks--China--History
Seriesfoo 113
LCCN60-1472