On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass (Registro nro. 70849)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | Q |
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Price, Derek J. de Solla |
| Fuller form of name | (Derek John de Solla), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1922-1983 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2009-09-16 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Chris Curnow, Turgut Dincer, Joseph Cooper and<br/>the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>https://www.pgdp.net. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass" by Derek J. de Solla Price is a scientific publication written in the mid-20th century. This work delves into the historical development and origin of various mechanical devices, including clocks and compasses, highlighting their evolution over two millennia across different cultures. Price aims to clarify misconceptions and establish a more cohesive understanding of how these technological advancements arose and influenced each other. At the start of the work, the author introduces the complexity of tracing the origins of mechanical clocks and the magnetic compass, revealing how common misunderstandings have perpetuated inaccuracies in their histories. He argues against the traditional view that simpler timekeeping devices like sundials directly led to the mechanical clock, proposing instead that they evolved from sophisticated astronomical models developed in ancient cultures. The opening sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of the technological progression from early gearing in different civilizations to the intricate mechanics of clocks and the interplay with concepts like perpetual motion and magnetism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Clocks and watches |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Horology |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001</a> |
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