Su Song's Astronomical Clock Tower
In short: During the Northern Song Dynasty, the astronomer Su Song designed a 12-meter-high Water-driven Astronomical Clock-tower that integrated timekeeping with celestial observation.
A 1:19 short film in the series “How It Worked”.
Sources used in this film: Hong Kong Space Museum, “Su Song and the Water-driven Astronomical Clock-tower « Curator's Blog | Hong Kong Space Museum”; Springer Science+Business Media, “Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower”; National Museum of Natural Science, “Water-powered Armillary Sphere and Celestial Globe Tower”.
Sources used in this film
- Hong Kong Space Museum — Su Song and the Water-driven Astronomical Clock-tower « Curator's Blog | Hong Kong Space Museum · View →
- Springer Science+Business Media — Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower · View →
- National Museum of Natural Science — Water-powered Armillary Sphere and Celestial Globe Tower · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Hong Kong Space Museum: Su Song and the Water-driven Astronomical Clock-tower « Curator's Blog | Hong Kong Space Museum
- Also: Springer Science+Business Media: Water-Powered Astronomical Clock Tower
- Also: National Museum of Natural Science: Water-powered Armillary Sphere and Celestial Globe Tower
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