God's Clockmaker: Richard of Wallingford and the Invention of Time

by John North

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1852855711

ISBN13:9781852855710

Release Date:November 2006

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:464 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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