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Heavenly clockwork : the great astronomical clocks of medieval China /

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Main Author:	Needham, Joseph, 1900-1995
Other Authors:	Wang, Ling, Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla), 1922-1983
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.
Edition:	2nd ed. with suppl. /
Series:	Monograph (Antiquarian Horological Society) ; no. 1.
Subjects:	Astronomical clocks > China > History.

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