1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793920003321

Autore

Oestmann Günther <1959->

Titolo

The astronomical clock of Strasbourg cathedral : function and significance / / by Günther Oestmann ; English translation by Bruce W. Irwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

90-04-42347-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Scientific instruments and collections, , 1877-7066 ; ; Volume 8

Disciplina

522.5

Soggetti

Astronomical clocks - France - Strasbourg

Astronomical clocks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Strasbourg Cathedral’s astronomical clock is one of the most famous and well-known astronomical clock monuments in the world. No other clock has been described and appreciated so often and in such a myriad of ways. This book gives a detailed delineation of the artistic and technical components of the 1571–74 clock and it presents the astronomical indications and the underlying conceptional framework. According to an hitherto unknown original source Günther Oestmann discovered a contemporary programmatic statement and that the clock displays four ways of determining the ascendant as described by Ptolemy. Oestmann ascertained that the Strasbourg clock is the result of a highly original reception of the architectural theory of Vitruvius and other mathematical and mechanical texts of Late Antiquity. Revised and updated translation from the German edition Die Straßburger Münsteruhr: Funktion und Bedeutung eines Kosmos-Modells des 16. Jahrhunderts. Published by GNT-Verlag in 1993.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019572303321

Autore

Sugai Philip

Titolo

The six immutable laws of mobile business / / Philip Sugai, Marco Koeder, Ludovico Ciferri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2009

ISBN

9786612690150

9781282690158

1282690159

9780470530214

0470530219

9780470530207

0470530200

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KoederMarco

CiferriLudovico

Disciplina

384.5/350952

621.382

Soggetti

Cell phone services industry - Japan

Cell phones - Social aspects - Japan

Mobile communication systems - Economic aspects

Cell phone services industry - Management

New products

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Immutable law no. 1: value over culture -- Immutable law no. 2: the law of the ecosystem -- Immutable law no. 3: mobility empowers -- Immutable law no. 4: the value of time zones -- Immutable law no. 5: mobile-specific business models are essential -- Immutable law no. 6: the future is simplexity -- Parting thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

Valuable lessons from Japan's mobile industry yield six immutable laws for mobile business Globally Japan's mobile customers have enjoyed better mobile devices, more content, and the most advanced functionality and services for more than a decade. Now, this book helps cut through the many myths and all of the hype surrounding Japan's



mobile dominance to identify the most important laws that will guide the success of mobile businesses around the world. Based on detailed market analysis and unprecedented access to the major players and pioneers of the Japanese mobile industry, this publication helps readers understand the six immutable laws of mobile business. These laws will help businesses successfully navigate the challenges that the world's Wireless Revolution brings. From Law #1 through Law #6, authors Philip Sugai, Marco Koeder, and Ludovico Ciferri guide readers to distinguish mobile myth from mobile fact, micro developments from macro trends, and regional characteristics from universal truths. The book highlights Japan's incredible efforts to offer consumers complex, high-tech devices with enriched services that are nonetheless elegant and easy to use, a quest that the authors have labeled "Simplexity." Based on their interviews and observations, the authors assert that "Simplexity" will be what truly empowers individual users through their mobile devices. Filled with case studies exploring all aspects of the Japanese mobile industry, this unique publication points carriers and content and service providers toward successful business models and practices for the present and future mobile Internet. This book serves as the beginning of the conversation of "The Six Immutable Laws of Mobile Business," which is regularly being updated and expanded upon at the Web site:www.siximmutablelaws.com.