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Oldest Water Clock Illustration

The oldest printed illustration of a water clock (clepsydras) in any culture, from a Sung edition of the Liu Ching T'u of Yang Chia (c A.D. 1155), enlarged by Mao Pang-Han (c. A.D. 1170). This is "Mr. Wang's lotus clepsydra", i.e., the design of Wang P'u (c. 1135), which includes an overflow tank and an occlusive indicator-rod.

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Oldest Water Clock Illustration

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The oldest printed illustration of a water clock (clepsydras) in any culture, from a Sung edition of the Liu Ching T'u of Yang Chia (c A.D. 1155), enlarged by Mao Pang-Han (c. A.D. 1170). This is "Mr. Wang's lotus clepsydra", i.e., the design of Wang P'u (c. 1135), which includes an overflow tank and an occlusive indicator-rod.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size:

2243 x 4331 px | 27.8 MB

Print size:

19.0 x 36.7 cm | 7.5 x 14.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANCIENT CLOCK • ART • ARTWORK • ASIAN • BW • CHINA • CHINESE • CLEPSYDRA • CLOCK • DEVICE • DIAGRAM • DRAWING • ENGRAVING • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HOROLOGY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • LIU CHING T'U • OLDEST • SCIENCE • SUNG • TIME KEEPER • TIME KEEPING • TIME MEASURE • TIME TELLING • TIME • TIME-KEEPER • TIME-KEEPING • TIME-MEASURING • TIME-TELLING • TIMEKEEPING • WANG P'U • WATER CLOCK • WATER-CLOCK • WATERCLOCK