Timepieces : masterpieces of chronometry / David Christianson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto : Firefly Books, 2002Edition: [1st edition]Description: 176 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1552976548
  • 9781552976548
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The celestial clock -- A call to prayer -- The priceless possessions of a few -- From tabletop to waistcoat and beyond -- The craft era in watchmaking -- The Industrial Revolution -- A mountain industry explodes -- The standardization of time -- The quartz revolution.
Summary: A complete history of the clock - the key machine of the modern age. The book tells the story of the clock's social significance throughout time, its technological development and its historical significance.
Holdings
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room TS542 .C57 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000053542

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The celestial clock -- A call to prayer -- The priceless possessions of a few -- From tabletop to waistcoat and beyond -- The craft era in watchmaking -- The Industrial Revolution -- A mountain industry explodes -- The standardization of time -- The quartz revolution.

A complete history of the clock - the key machine of the modern age. The book tells the story of the clock's social significance throughout time, its technological development and its historical significance.

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Richly illustrated anthology of clocks and watches

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