Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World, First Edition (Belknap Press)

Landes, David S.

ISBN 10: 0674768027 / ISBN 13: 9780674768024

Published by Harvard University Press/Belknap, 1983

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Clean, sturdy paperback. Light edge-wear. WF.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World, First Edition (Belknap Press)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press/Belknap
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674768027
• ISBN 13: 9780674768024
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mechanics

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Synopsis

The mechanical clock was one of the technological advances that brought Western civilisation to a position of world leadership. The book details how and why this breakthrough occurred through an historical journey.

About the Author

David S. Landes is Coolidge Professor of History and Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Harvard University, and the author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations.