Nuts and Bolts of Space and Time
by Seymour and Bacon (9780856675096)

Nuts and Bolts of Space and Time (Book)

Seymour and Bacon
Release Date: 15 Dec 2003
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780856675096
ISBN-10: 0856675091

This book explores the development of conceptual ideas of the universe through the centuries and shows how these changes have been reflected in mechanical devices. It tells of the celestial globes of Aristotle, the planetary clocks of Eudoxus, sundials, nocturnals and false astrolabes. It discusses the observatories of Islam, Newtonian mechanics and the Copernican revolution. It explores the development of clocks that led to the standardization of railway time-keeping systems in both the UK and the US, and tells how instrument makers played a vital part in the improvement of navigation. The book takes us to modern times where the technoastronomical revolution has provided new solutions to our current understanding of the universe.

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