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This book is the catalogue of the exhibition The Clockwork Universe shown in Munich at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum from April 15 to September 30, 1980, and in Washington, D.C. at the National Museum of Science and Technology from November 7, 1980 to February 15, 1981. 128 clocks are described and illustrated, several in color. 84 figures accompany the text.
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Clockwork Universe: German Clocks and Automata, 1550-1650
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Smithsonian Inst / Neale Watson, 1980
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Smithsonian Inst / Neale Watson Academic, 1980
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Clockwork Universe: German Clocks and Automata, 1550-1650
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NYC/Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution/Neale mWatson Academic, 1980. !st English-Language edition, NF/VG. Book has light wear to spine ends. DJ has wear to upper spine & upper corners, light wearer to lower spine & lower corners, wear to upper edge, lighter wear to lower edges. 98 b & w illustrations (mostly photos & mostly small), some graphs, diagrams and tables. Then there is a section of extended discussions of various examples of clocks that are extraordinarily beautiful. Here are 141 more b & w illustrations (photos and diagrams0 plus 32 color plates (dominant color is gold). Includes extensive footnotes, glossary and index of names. Great book. Nice copy, 322 pp. BP. Seller Inventory # 008090