1st paperback edition. XVIII, (2), 482 PP with 9 figures and 12 tables, plus 8 colour plates and 32 pages with b/w figures. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.5.

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Title: REVOLUTION IN TIME - Clocks and the Making of the Modern World
Publisher: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Mass., USA. .
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN 10: 0674768000
ISBN 13: 9780674768000
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition

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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

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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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