About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
For thousands of years, people of all cultures have made and used clocks. From the city sundials of ancient Rome to the medieval water-clocks of imperial China, and from sand-clocks fomenting revolution in the Middle Ages to Enlightenment observatories in India, a history of clocks is a history of civilization. Clocks have helped us navigate the world, build empires, and have even taken us to the brink of destruction. Elites have used them to wield power, make money, govern citizens, and control lives-and sometimes, the people have used them to fight back.Through the stories of twelve clocks, from a Roman sundial to a 10,000-year clock being…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-393-86793-0
- EAN: 9780393867930
- Produktnummer: 34784725
- Verlag: W W Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: 666 g
- Gewicht: 666
Über den Autor
David Rooney, historian and former curator of timekeeping at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, is a director of the Antiquarian Horological Society and sits on the management committee of the Clockmakers' Museum, the world's oldest clock and watch museum. He lives in London.
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