Shaping the day a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 /

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Sonraí bibleagrafaíochta
Príomhchruthaitheoir: Glennie, Paul
Údar corparáideach: ebrary, Inc
Rannpháirtithe: Thrift, N. J.
Formáid: Leictreonach Ríomhleabhar
Teanga:Béarla
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Ábhair:
Rochtain ar líne:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Clibeanna: Cuir clib leis
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Clár na nÁbhar:
  • Introduction : the measured heart
  • Clocks, clock times, and social change
  • 'Not everyone occupies the same now' : reconceptualizing clock time
  • Clock times in medieval and early modern Bristol
  • The provision of clock time in pre-modern England
  • Clock times in everyday lives
  • Precision in everyday lives
  • 'Posted within shot of the grave' : seafaring times
  • The pursuit of precision
  • Clocks from nowhere? : John Harrison in context
  • Some concluding remarks.