Timepieces : masterpieces of chronometry / David Christianson.
Material type: TextPublisher: Toronto : Firefly Books, 2002Edition: [1st edition]Description: 176 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
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- 9781552976548
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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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