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Autore |
Glennie Paul |
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Shaping the day [[electronic resource] ] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xiv, 456 p. : ill., maps, plans |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Time measurements - History |
Clocks and watches - England - History |
Time |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : the measured heart -- Clocks, clock times, and social change -- 'Not everyone occupies the same now' : reconceptualizing clock time -- Clock times in medieval and early modern Bristol -- The provision of clock time in pre-modern England -- Clock times in everyday lives -- Precision in everyday lives -- 'Posted within shot of the grave' : seafaring times -- The pursuit of precision -- Clocks from nowhere? : John Harrison in context -- Some concluding remarks. |
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