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| Autore principale: | Landes, David S.
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| Titolo: | Revolution in time : clocks and the making of the modern world / David S. Landes. |
| Pubblicazione: | London : Viking, 2000. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XXIV, 518 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Preface. Preface to the second edition. Introduction. Pt. 1. Finding time: 1. A magnificent dead end 2. Why are the memorials late? 3. Are you sleeping, brother John? 4. The greatest necessity for every rank of men. Pt. 2. Keeping time: 5. My time is my time 6. Of toys and ornaments and serious things 7. My time is your time 8. Approching the asymptote 9. The man who stayed to dinner 10. The French connection 11. Fame is the spur. Pt. 3. Making time: 12. Clocks in the belfry 13. The good old days that never were 14. The ups and downs of international competition 15. Multum in parvo 16. Notwithstanding the barrenness of the soil 17. Nor could he compete with us 18. Ah, but he could! 19. Not one in fifty thousand 20. Who killed cock Robin? 21. The quartz revolution. Appendix A: Escapements. Appendix B: Tables. Notes. Credits for illustrations. Index |
| ISBN: | 0670889679 |
| Discipline: | Cronologia e Misurazione del tempo--Strumenti. |
| Keyword: | Strumenti--Misurazione del tempo. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Medioevo. Rinascimento. Secoli XVII-XX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 12024 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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