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Title: Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of...

Publisher: Belknap Press/ Harvard University, Cambridge MA/ London

Publication Date: 1983

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition thus.

Book Type: Book

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Discusses reasons why the clock was invented in Europe, traces the development of timekeeping technology, and describes how clocks and watches are made

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.

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