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

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Overturning many common perceptions of the past - for example, that clock time and the industrial revolution were intimately related - this unique historical study will engage all readers interested in how 'telling the time' has come to dominate our way of life. - ;Timekeeping is an essent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Glennie, Paul (Author), Thrift, N. J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Time measurements > History.
Clocks and watches > England > History.
Time.
Time
Temps > Mesure > Histoire.
Temps.
time.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Measurement.
Clocks and watches
Time measurements
England
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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