Model of a Chinese Astronomical Clock-Tower, 1965
- Made:
- 1965 in South Kensington
- maker:
- Science Museum
Model, scale 1:48, of a water powered Astronomical Clock-Tower, Science Museum, South Kensington, London, England, 1965. The original was built on the initiative of Su Song in 1088 and described in print in 1172.
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 1965-7
- Materials:
- birch plywood, copper (metal), steel (metal) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 265 mm x 175 mm x 120 mm,
- type:
- water clock
- taxonomy:
-
- visual and verbal communication
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- timepiece
- credit:
- Science Museum
