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Astronomical Clock of Strasbourg Cathedral

Function and Significance

Av Günther Oestmann

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Strasbourg Cathedral’s astronomical clock is one of the most famous monuments to Time in the world. No other clock has been described and appreciated so often and in such a myriad of ways. There were three clocks built consecutively within the cathedral: the earlier fourteenth century clock has left little trace; a second clock was realized in 1570-1574; while the nineteenth century clock began as a proposal for repairs, but was intended by its maker as a replacement clock. This book gives a detailed outline of the artistic and technical components of the second clock, much of which survives, and it describes the astronomical indications and its underlying conceptual framework. The author has discovered a hitherto disregarded contemporary statement that the clock displays four ways of determining the ascendant as described by Ptolemy. He also shows that the Strasbourg clock is the result of a highly original reception of the architectural theory of Vitruvius and other mathematical and mechanical texts of Late Antiquity.Revised and updated translation from the German edition Die Straßburger Münsteruhr: Funktion und Bedeutung eines Kosmos-Modells des 16. Jahrhunderts. Published by GNT-Verlag in 1993.See inside this book.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2020-04-23
  • Mått: 155 x 235 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 636 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Scientific Instruments and Collections
  • Antal sidor: 328
  • Förlag: Brill
  • ISBN: 9789004423466
  • Originaltitel: Die Straßburger Münsteruhr: Funktion und Bedeutung eines Kosmos-Modells des 16. Jahrhunderts
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Günther Oestmann, Ph.D. (1992), Technical University Berlin, is a professional clockmaker and Professor for History of Science. His fields of research are the history of scientific instruments and clocks, history of astronomy and mathematical geography, as well as maritime history.

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“A volume that should find readers among scholars interested in the history of science and technology, early modern studies, the Reformation, urban studies, and the relationship between engineering, art, and design.”E. R. Truitt, University of Pennsylvania, in: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 74, No. 3 (Fall 2021), pp. 963–964.“This penetrative account is technically and historically fascinating, richly referenced, amply illustrated and indispensible to the many who fall under Strasbourg’s spell.”Sebastian Whitestone, in: Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 41, No. 3 (September 2020), pp. 411–413."Günther Oestmann’s The Astronomical Clock of Strasbourg Cathedral: Function and Significance is a welcome addition to the literature on early modern astronomical clocks. Both a historian of science and a professional clockmaker, Oestmann is uniquely qualified to understand the Cathedral Clock’s design and function. Moreover, Oestmann’s research in Strasbourg’s archives brings a wealth of unpublished materials to bear, and his knowledge of the history of science literature permeates the text."Michael J. Sauter, University of Suffolk, in: ISIS, A Journal of the History of Science Society, Vol.114, No. 3 (June 2023), pp.431-432.

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