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Engineering and mechanical technology 12: Publication of 'Heavenly Clockwork', 1956-05-27 - 1989-02

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/108

Scope and Contents

These documents relate to the monograph 'Heavenly Clockwork: The Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China - A Missing Link in Horological History' written by Joseph Needham, Wang Ling and Derek J. Price. It was published in 1960 by Cambridge University Press in Association with the Antiquarian Horology Society. Material from this publication was also used in 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 4, Part 2', hence its inclusion amongst the 'Science and Civilisation in China' research files.

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-05-27 - 1989-02

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Other material relating to 'Heavenly Clockwork' is catalogued under NRI2/2/3.

Related Materials

A biography of Derek Price can be found on the website of the American Society for Information Science and Technology at www.asis.org/Features/Pioneers/price.htm.

Physical Description

Paper

Finding aid date

2005-08-15 14:26:19+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository

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