Glennie, Paul.
Shaping the day a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / [electronic resource] : Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xiv, 456 p. : ill., maps, plans.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Time measurements--History.
Clocks and watches--History.--England
Time.
Electronic books.
QB213 / .G54 2009eb
389/.1709 529.70942
Shaping the day a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / [electronic resource] : Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xiv, 456 p. : ill., maps, plans.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Time measurements--History.
Clocks and watches--History.--England
Time.
Electronic books.
QB213 / .G54 2009eb
389/.1709 529.70942