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
- 1552976548
- 9781552976548
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TS542 .C56 1977 Clocks and culture, 1300-1700 / | TS542 .C56 1999 Clocks. | TS542 .C57 1999 Gezählte Zeit : wie die mechanische Uhr das Leben veränderte / | TS542 .C57 2002 Timepieces : masterpieces of chronometry / | TS542 .C58 1979 Watches : a complete history of the technical and decorative development of the watch / | TS542 .C58 1998 Clocks. | TS542 .C65 1993 Pastime : telling time from 1879 to 1969 / |
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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