The Hall of Heavenly Records: Korean Astronomical Instruments and Clocks, 1380-1780

by Lu Gwei-Djen, John H. Combridge, Joseph Needham

Book Overview

Between the fourteenth and the eighteenth centuries, there was created under the Yi Dynasty in Korea a remarkable series of astronomical instruments, star-charts and clocks. The present volume is the result of close collaboration between four distinguished historians of Asian science to demonstrate the context, purpose, nature and specific workings of these early scientific instruments. Specially commissioned drawings and other illustrations demonstrate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521616980
• ISBN13: 9780521616980
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"