John David North 221896 - God's Clockmaker Richard of Wallingfo
Schrijver: | John David North 221896 |
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Titel: | God's Clockmaker Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time |
ISBN: | 9781852854515 |
Taal: | Engels |
Uitgever: | A&C Black |
Bijzonderheden: | Goed, 2005, Gekartonneerd met stofomslag, 441p |
Prijs: | € 45,00 |
Verzendkosten: | € 4,50 (binnen Nederland) |
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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.
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