4 0 c m
32cm
actual image size: 24cm x 32cm
Description
Seismoscope by Chang Heng, c 132 AD. Model. The Chinese astronomer, mathematician and seismologist, Chang Heng (78-139 AD) described the earliest known seismoscope in about 132 AD. Shock waves displace a pendulum linked to a mechanism which opens the jaws of the dragon facing the direction of the earthquake. A ball falls from the dragon's teeth into the mouth of a toad below to record the event.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10312144
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