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: Good
Weight: 27 ounces

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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.

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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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