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About Time
- A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
Engelsk Paperback
About Time
- A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
Engelsk Paperback

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''An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read for a long time'' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps

''Not merely an horologist''s delight, but an ingenious meditation on the nature and symbolism of time-keeping itself'' Richard Holmes

The measurement of time has always been essential to human civilization, from early Roman sundials to the advent of GPS. But while we have one eye on the time every day, are we aware of the power clocks have given governments, military leaders and business owners, and how they have shaped our lives and our world?

In this spectacularly far-reaching book, David Rooney narrates a history of timekeeping and civilization in twelve concise chapters. Over their course, we meet the most epochal inventions in horological history, from medieval water clocks to Renaissance hourglasses, and from stock-exchange timestamps to satellites in Earth''s orbit. We discover how clocks have helped people navigate the globe and build empires, but also, on occasion, taken us to the brink of destruction.

This is the story of time, and the story of time is the story of us.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9780241370513
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0241370515
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
3 feb 2022
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
199mm
Højde:
129mm
Forlag:
Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato:
3 feb 2022
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