About Time
Since the dawn of civilisation, we have kept time. But time has always been against us. From the city sundials of ancient Rome to the era of the smartwatch, clocks have been used throughout history to wield power, make money, govern citizens and keep control. Sometimes, also with clocks, we have fought back.In About Time, time expert David Rooney tells the story of timekeeping, and how it continues to shape our modern world. In twelve chapters, demarcated like the hours of time, we meet the greatest inventions in horological history, from medieval water clocks to monumental sundials, and from coastal time signals to satellites in earth's orbi…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-241-37049-0
- EAN: 9780241370490
- Produktnummer: 34880617
- Verlag: Penguin Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H22.2 cm x B13.8 cm
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.
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