This study of the organization of time offers insight into the history of the mechanical clock and its influence on European society from the late-Middle Ages to the industrial revolution. Detailing the clock's effects on social acitivity, it presents a picture of a society regulated by the precise measurement of identical hours.
- ISBN:
- 9780226155111
- 9780226155111
-
Category:
- General & world history
- Publication Date:
-
27-01-1996
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- The University of Chicago Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 468
- Dimensions (mm):
- 226x149x29mm
- Weight:
- 0.62kg
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