Shaping the day [electronic resource] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift.
By: Glennie, Paul.
Contributor(s): Thrift, N. J | ebrary, Inc.
Material type:
BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: xiv, 456 p. : ill., maps, plans.Subject(s): Time measurements -- History | Clocks and watches -- England -- History | TimeGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 389/.1709 | 529.70942 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E-book
|
IUKL Library | Subscripti | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10300113 | 1 | Available |
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.
There are no comments for this item.