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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ISBN
9780826439628
Publisert
2015
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Hambledon Continuum
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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