God's clockmaker : Richard of Wallingford and the invention of time /

North, John David,

God's clockmaker : Richard of Wallingford and the invention of time / John North. - xvii, 441 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-423) and index.

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 scientist, a man who solved major practical and theoretical problems to build an extraordinary and pioneering astronomical and astrological clock.

1852855711 9781852855710

2007279730


Richard, of Wallingford, 1292-1336.
Richard, of Wallingford, 1292-1336.


Clock and watch makers--Great Britain--Biography.
Astronomers--Great Britain--Biography.
Time.
Astronomers.
Clock and watch makers.
Time.


Great Britain.

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Biographies.