Hi John & Sara:
Thanks for the pointer to this book. Have one on order from Amazon.
Maybe it will have some info on my Chinese Compass & Sundial.
http://www.prc68.com/I/chinesesdc.shtml
Have Fun,
Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com
http://www.End2PartyGovernment.com/
John Pickard wrote:
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] <mailto:[email protected]>
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Schechner, Sara <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:* sundial list <mailto:[email protected]>
*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
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*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
<http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ehsdept/chsi.html>
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