Good morning Sara, Definitely an interesting book.
Prices vary somewhat: Springer 46 euro vs Amazon $USD 40 (or $AUD 62 vs $AUD 37). Guess where I ordered mine? I simply do not understand how this sort of price differential happens. Springer is well-known as being an expensive publisher, but it seems ridiculous that a bookshop (even one as big as Amazon) can sell the book about 50% cheaper. Cheers, John John Pickard [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Schechner, Sara To: sundial list Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:25 PM Subject: Chinese sundials circa 1280 Those interested in Chinese astronomy and sundials around 1280 might wish to consult: Nathan Sivin, Granting the Seasons: The Chinese Astronomical Reform of 1280, With a Study of Its Many Dimensions and a Translation of its Records (2009) http://www.springer.com/mathematics/history+of+mathematics/book/978-0-387-78955-2 I highly recommend this work. Sara Sara J. Schechner, Ph.D. David P. Wheatland Curator of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments Department of the History of Science, Harvard University Science Center 251c, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617-496-9542 | Fax: 617-496-5932 | [email protected] http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsdept/chsi.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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