The Geneva Sphere
An Astronomical Model from Seventeenth-Century Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4023009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Cullen (0000-0003-1369-5529), Hiraoka Ryuji, Ryuji Hiraoka |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 219-251 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tech.2019.0007 |
| PMID | 30905880 |
| OpenAlex | W2946272276 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
An object has come to light which appears to be a clockwork driven model of the cosmos made in seventeenth-century Japan. The contemporary textual sources describing such devices are discussed, and the origins of the model's technical features are identified. These include what appear to be Japanese appropriations of technologies brought to Japan by Jesuit missionaries in the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Comparisons are made with related developments outside Japan
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art history · Clockwork · Cosmos (plant) · Linguistics · Object (grammar) · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · History and Developments in Astronomy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |