On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices and the Compass
by Derek J. de Solla Price
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About this eBook
- Author
- Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla), 1922-1983
- Title
- On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass
- Credits
- Produced by Chris Curnow, Turgut Dincer, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TS: Technology: Manufactures
- Subject
- Horology
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 30001
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001
- Release Date
- September 16, 2009
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.ON THE ORIGIN OF CLOCKWORK, PERPETUAL MOTION DEVICES AND THE COMPASS — By Derek J. de Solla Price — Power and Motion Gearing — Mechanical Clocks — Mechanized Astronomical Models — Perpetual Motion and the Clock before de Dondi — The Magnetic Compass as a Fellow-traveler from China
- 3.Chronological Chart — FOOTNOTES: — U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959
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