The mastery of time : a history of timekeeping, from the sundial to the wristwatch : discoveries, inventions and advances in master watchmaking /
Flechon, Dominique,
The mastery of time : a history of timekeeping, from the sundial to the wristwatch : discoveries, inventions and advances in master watchmaking / Dominique Fléchon ; foreword by Franco Cologni. - English-language edition. - 455 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 453) and indexes.
Horology, a child of astronomy, from the origins to the late thirteenth century -- From clock to watch, fourteenth to sixteenth century -- Achieving precision, sixteenth to eighteenth century -- During the industrial revolution, 1790-1918 -- Wristwatches : from the practicality of mechanics to the accuracy of quartz, 1920-2000 -- Precious and technical fine watchmaking : 2000 to the present.
9782080200808 2080200801
Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975
GBB1A3418 bnb
015880316 Uk
Horology--History.
Clocks and watches--History.
Clock and watch making--History.
clock watch Timekeeper (general) History
The mastery of time : a history of timekeeping, from the sundial to the wristwatch : discoveries, inventions and advances in master watchmaking / Dominique Fléchon ; foreword by Franco Cologni. - English-language edition. - 455 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 453) and indexes.
Horology, a child of astronomy, from the origins to the late thirteenth century -- From clock to watch, fourteenth to sixteenth century -- Achieving precision, sixteenth to eighteenth century -- During the industrial revolution, 1790-1918 -- Wristwatches : from the practicality of mechanics to the accuracy of quartz, 1920-2000 -- Precious and technical fine watchmaking : 2000 to the present.
9782080200808 2080200801
Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975
GBB1A3418 bnb
015880316 Uk
Horology--History.
Clocks and watches--History.
Clock and watch making--History.
clock watch Timekeeper (general) History