Book
About time : a history of civilization in twelve clocks / David Rooney.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393867930 :
- ISBN: 0393867935 :
- Physical Description: ix, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2021.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-258) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Korean Air Lines Flight 007, 1983 -- Order : sundial at the Forum, Rome, 263 BCE -- Faith : Castle Clock, Diyār Bakr, 1206 -- Virtue : the hourglass of Temperance, Siena, 1338 -- Markets : stock exchange clock, Amsterdam, 1611 -- Knowledge : Samrat Yantra, Jaipur, 1732-35 -- Empires : observatory time ball, Cape Town, 1833 -- Manufacture : Gog and Magog, London, 1865 -- Morality : electric time system, Brno, 1903-6 -- Resistance : telescope driving-clock, Edinburgh, 1913 -- Identity : golden telephone handsets, London, 1935 -- War : miniature atomic clocks, Munich, 1972 -- Peace : plutonium timekeeper, Osaka, 6970. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Clocks and watches > History. Horology > History. Time > Social aspects > History. Civilization. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Public Library | 681.113 ROONEY
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34598000878747 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |