Clocks and Culture: 1300-1700
The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe's path to industrialization. How did a time-keeping device affect the growth of crafts guilds and the scientific research that led to the Industrial Revolution? Clocks and Culture is a brief history of the changes wrought by and on Europe over four hundred years due to technological advances in timekeeping and the rise of a time-aware culture. In his introduction, Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, puts this classic book in perspective.
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Clocks and Culture: 1300-1700
The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe's path to industrialization. How did a time-keeping device affect the growth of crafts guilds and the scientific research that led to the Industrial Revolution? Clocks and Culture is a brief history of the changes wrought by and on Europe over four hundred years due to technological advances in timekeeping and the rise of a time-aware culture. In his introduction, Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, puts this classic book in perspective.
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ISBN-13: | 9780393324433 |
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Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 08/17/2003 |
Series: | The Norton Library |
Edition description: | Reissue |
Pages: | 206 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.60(d) |
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