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Clocks became common in late medieval Europe and the measurement of time began to rule everyday life. This work is a biography of England's greatest medieval ...Read More

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    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 designed his clock. His achievement is a striking example of the sophistication of medieval science, based on knowledge handed down from the Greeks and the Arabs.

  • 1852855711
  • 9781852855710
  • John North
  • 9 November 2006
  • Hambledon Continuum
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 462
  • New edition
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