TY  - BOOK
AU  - Negretti,Giampiero
AU  - De Vecchi,Paolo
AU  - Person,Adelheid
TI  - Faszination Uhr: eine Geschichte der Zeitmessung 
SN  - 9783766712141
PY  - 1996///
CY  - München
PB  - Callwey
KW  - Time measurements
KW  - History
KW  - Clocks and watches
KW  - Clock watch
KW  - Timekeeper (general)
N1  - Translation of : Orologi
N2  - This volume presents highlights of watchmaking art. At the beginning there are water clocks from Karnak that are over 3000 years old, followed by medieval sundials, glass hourglasses and the first mechanical clocks of the Renaissance. Magnificent table clocks, elegant pocket watches, precise wristwatches are presented up to the present. We learn everything about spectacular inventions, movements, cases, famous watchmakers, designers and well-known manufacturers
ER  -