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===Further Reading=== *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipple_Museum_of_the_History_of_Science Whipple Museum of the History of Science] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrolabe Astrolabe] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Treatise_on_the_Astrolabe A Treatise on the Astrolabe] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer Chaucer] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapement Escapement] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrarium Astrarium], a clock built by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Dondi_dell%27Orologio Giovanni de' Dondi] in 1364 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_Civilisation_in_China Science and Civilisation in China], initiated and edited by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Needham Joseph Needham] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_dynasty Song dynasty] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism Antikythera mechanism], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLcnAIpVRA short documentary] *[https://file.largepdf.com/file/2019/04/07/15214319.pdf On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=bCA9AAAAIAAJ Heavenly Clockwork, the Great Astronomical Clocks of Medieval China] *[https://www.worldcat.org/title/some-outstanding-clocks-over-seven-hundred-years-1250-1950/oclc/9311126 Some outstanding clocks over seven hundred years]
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