The Hall of Heavenly Records
Subtitle: Korean Astronomical Instruments and Clocks, 13801780 (Monograph (Antiquarian Horological Society), No. 25.)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 31, 1986
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780521303682
Subjects: History Of Science; Soungwan; Sæoun®gwan; Science; Nature / Field Guide Books; Science/Mathematics; Korea; Star Observation; Astronomical instruments--Korea--Sæoun®gwan--History; Technology / General; Astronomical Instruments; Astronomical clocks; History
First sentence: In the Chinese tradition shared by Korea, astronomy was both a royal duty and a royal prerogative.