Letter from Derek J. de Solla Price, forwarding a copy of a report published in the 'New Haven Register' entitled 'A Working Model of the World's First Clock' about John Combridge's Chinese clock reconstructions, 1968-11-17 - 1968-11-18
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/107/34
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The documents are mostly concerned with alternative reconstructions of the Chinese water-wheel link-work escapement of Su Sung's clock [蘇頌 / Su Song] made by John Combridge of the Post Office Engineering Department, London and Professor Aubrey Burstall, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-11-17 - 1968-11-18
Extent
3 sheet(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Price, Derek J. de Solla
Finding aid date
2005-08-15 10:54:02+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
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Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk