TY  - BOOK
AU  - Christianson,David
TI  - Timepieces: masterpieces of chronometry 
SN  - 1552976548
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Toronto
PB  - Firefly Books
KW  - Clocks and watches
KW  - History
KW  - fast
KW  - Timekeeper (general)
KW  - USA
KW  - Anthology
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -