On time : a history of Western timekeeping /

On time : a history of Western timekeeping /

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Author / Creator:	Mondschein, Ken, author.
Imprint:	Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020. ©2020
Description:	xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Clocks and watches -- History. Time measurements -- History. Clocks and watches. Time measurements. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12457496

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Other authors / contributors:	Stephenson, Neal, writer of foreword.
ISBN:	9781421438276 1421438275 9781421438283
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This work is a history of technology. It surveys the development of the mechanical clock from prehistory to the modern era in a compact, approachable text suitable for the general reader or for an undergraduate course text. The author seeks to answer the following questions: How did horologists achieve greater precision and ease of use for chronometers? How did this advancement drive the modern scientific mind-set and the timekeeping regimes that order our daily lives today?"--

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Call Number:	TS542 .M654 2020
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