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About time : a history of civilization in twelve clocks /

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ISBN	9780241370513
Shelf Location	529.7 ROON
Author	Rooney, David, 1974-, author
Title	About time : a history of civilization in twelve clocks / David Rooney.
Production/Publication data	London : Penguin Books, 2022.
Physical Description	x, 323 pages ; 20 cm.
Carrier Type	volume
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Note	The measurement of time has always been essential to human civilization, from early Roman sundials to the advent of GPS. But while we have one eye on the time every day, are we aware of the power clocks have given governments, military leaders and business owners, and how they have shaped our lives and our world? In this spectacularly far-reaching book, David Rooney narrates a history of timekeeping and civilization in twelve concise chapters. Over their course, we meet the most epochal inventions in horological history, from medieval water clocks to Renaissance hourglasses, and from stock-exchange timestamps to satellites in Earth's orbit. We discover how clocks have helped people navigate the globe and build empires, but also, on occasion, taken us to the brink of destruction.
Subject	Horology -- History --
	Time
	Civilization
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Civilization . Horology -- History . Time . Authors: Rooney, David, 1974-, author .

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