Shaping the day [[electronic resource] ] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift |
Autore | Glennie Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (479 p.) |
Disciplina |
389/.1709
529.70942 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ThriftN. J |
Soggetto topico |
Time measurements - History
Clocks and watches - England - History Time |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-960512-2
9786612126116 0-19-155728-5 1-282-12611-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465615603321 |
Glennie Paul
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
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Shaping the day [[electronic resource] ] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift |
Autore | Glennie Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 456 p. : ill., maps, plans |
Disciplina |
389/.1709
529.70942 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ThriftN. J |
Soggetto topico |
Time measurements - History
Clocks and watches - England - History Time |
ISBN |
0191557285
9780191557286 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795854003321 |
Glennie Paul
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shaping the day [[electronic resource] ] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift |
Autore | Glennie Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 456 p. : ill., maps, plans |
Disciplina |
389/.1709
529.70942 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ThriftN. J |
Soggetto topico |
Time measurements - History
Clocks and watches - England - History Time |
ISBN |
0191557285
9780191557286 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807188903321 |
Glennie Paul
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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