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History of the Hour : Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders
History of the Hour Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders
Author: Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum
In this sweeping study of the organization of time, Dohrn-van Rossum offers fresh 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 activity, he presents a vivid picture of a society regulated by the precise measur...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226155111
ISBN-10: 0226155110
Publication Date: 5/8/1998
Pages: 463
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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