Study on the Structure and Working Principle of Song I-Yong's Armillary Clock

oleh: Yong Sam Lee, Sang Hyuk Kim

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: The Korean Space Science Society 2007-06-01

Deskripsi

We analysis the structure of Song I-yong's Armillary Clock, a Korean National Treasure (No. 230) that is displayed at Korea University Museum. This Armillary Clock is only one remained in east Asia, but does not working because some parts had been broken away. We measured this remains and reconstructed a working model of the astronomical armillary sphere system of the his armillary clock, which system is consisted of Solar and lunar moving devices.