Reconstruction designs of an early Chinese astronomical clock with a waterwheel steelyard clepsydra
<p>During the 8th century, ancient China began to use a steelyard clepsydra to control the waterwheel, giving it a time-keeping function for use in hydromechanical astronomical clocks. In the Tang Dynasty, the monk I-Hsing (683–723 CE) and Liang Lingzan jointly built a water-powered celestial...
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Copernicus Publications
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Mechanical Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://ms.copernicus.org/articles/12/891/2021/ms-12-891-2021.pdf |