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Contending that outstanding scientific instruments illustrate the broad application of mathematics and mechanics in all fields of human endeavor, this exploration delves into these very instruments, noting how they helped measure and survey the heavens and earth as well as helped to create an aura of gloomy mystery that gave power and influence to the ruling families and their adepts
Finely engraved celestial globes and elaborate automata are presented, demonstrating how they illuminated the ruling families' thirst for knowledge and efforts to fashion the way the world saw them. This unique record argues that these instruments represent the power of geometry and, conversely, the geometry of power.
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