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Shaping the Day A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800

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ISBN-10: 0199278202

ISBN-13: 9780199278206

Edition: 2009

Authors: Paul Glennie, Nigel Thrift

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List price: $125.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/25/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 450
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.45" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English

List of Figures
List of Plates
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
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
Bibliography
Index