On time : a history of Western timekeeping /

This work is a history of technology. It surveys the development of the mechanical clock from prehistory to the modern era in a compact, approachable text suitable for the general reader or for an undergraduate course text. The author seeks to answer the following questions. How did horologists achi...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Mondschein, Ken (Author)
Other Authors:	Stephenson, Neal (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Clocks and watches > History. Time measurements > History. SCIENCE / Time.