The Microcosm : innovation ans technological transfer in the Habsburg Empire of the Sixteenth Century / Cristiano Zanetti
| Signatura | Copia | Colección |
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| 10255 | Capítulo en monografía |
This article aims to contribute to the history of technological innovation by using a case study to investigate the practice of invention and the transfer of kowledge in the field of planetary horology in sixteenth-century Europe. Planetary clocks can be considered some of the highest achievements of Renaissance mechanics: the Microcosm, Empereor Charles V's planetary clock, which was made in the middle of the sixteenth century by Janello Torriani, was considered an innovative technological marvel, the first clock of its kind, but was sadly lost.
Germany: clockmakers'heimat
Italian novelties
Astrology and technology
The prince and technological innovation
The court as trading zone
Miniaturization
Increasing complexity requites collaboration
Conclusion
P. 35-65
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| Fundación Juanelo Turriano | 10255 |
This article aims to contribute to the history of technological innovation by using a case study to investigate the practice of invention and the transfer of kowledge in the field of planetary horology in sixteenth-century Europe. Planetary clocks can be considered some of the highest achievements of Renaissance mechanics: the Microcosm, Empereor Charles V's planetary clock, which was made in the middle of the sixteenth century by Janello Torriani, was considered an innovative technological marvel, the first clock of its kind, but was sadly lost.
Germany: clockmakers'heimat
Italian novelties
Astrology and technology
The prince and technological innovation
The court as trading zone
Miniaturization
Increasing complexity requites collaboration
Conclusion
P. 35-65
