Lightboxes
Cart
alb8371094

China: Notional posthumous portrait of Su Song (1020-1101), Chinese polymath and celebrated clockmaker

Su Song (10201101 CE) was a renowned Han Chinese polymath described as a scientist, mathematician, statesman, astronomer, cartographer, horologist, medical doctor, pharmacologist, mineralogist, zoologist, botanist, mechanical and architectural engineer, poet, antiquarian, and ambassador of the Song Dynasty (9601279).<br/><br/>. Su Song was the engineer of a hydro-mechanical astronomical clock tower in medieval Kaifeng, which employed the use of an early escapement mechanism.
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox
add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image. Select the use:
Loading...
Title:
China: Notional posthumous portrait of Su Song (1020-1101), Chinese polymath and celebrated clockmaker
Caption:
Su Song (10201101 CE) was a renowned Han Chinese polymath described as a scientist, mathematician, statesman, astronomer, cartographer, horologist, medical doctor, pharmacologist, mineralogist, zoologist, botanist, mechanical and architectural engineer, poet, antiquarian, and ambassador of the Song Dynasty (9601279).

. Su Song was the engineer of a hydro-mechanical astronomical clock tower in medieval Kaifeng, which employed the use of an early escapement mechanism.
Credit:
Album / Universal Images Group / Pictures From History
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Image size:
2505 x 5100 px | 36.6 MB
Print size:
21.2 x 43.2 cm | 8.3 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: