Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World
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Language: English
Published by Harvard University Press, 1983
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. 14 99x2 79x23 37cm. 1983. Broché. 544 pages. Very Good.
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- Title
- Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World
- Author
- Landes David S
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Publication year
- 1983
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0674768027
- ISBN 13
- 9780674768024
- Dimensions
- 14 99x2 79x23 37cm
- Seller catalogs
- Sociology & anthropology SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology General Anthropology Sociology and anthropology Clocks and watches;History. Horology;History. HISTORY / Civilization SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General ANF: Society CLOCK AND WATCH MAKING History History/World Non-Fiction Scholarly/Undergraduate UNIVERSITY P
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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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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