Hands of time : a watchmaker's history /

Timepieces have accompanied human society from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, the ice of the Arctic to the surface of the moon. Struthers provides a history of watchmaking, describing our earliest attempts at timekeeping and the ways in which it has shaped our attitudes to work,...

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Main Author: Struthers, Rebecca (Author)
Other Authors: Struthers, Craig (Illustrator), Pilsbury, Andy (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023].
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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Summary:Timepieces have accompanied human society from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest, the ice of the Arctic to the surface of the moon. Struthers provides a history of watchmaking, describing our earliest attempts at timekeeping and the ways in which it has shaped our attitudes to work, leisure, trade, politic, exploration and mortality.
Item Description:"Originally published in Great Britain in 2023 by Hodder & Stoughton, an imprint of Hachette UK--Title page verso.
Physical Description:xvii, 260 pages, [8] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780063048706
0063048701