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Penguin Books
About Time
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Oprawa: Miękka
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Opis
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.
This is the story of time, and the story of time is the story of us.
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.
This is the story of time, and the story of time is the story of us.
Szczegóły
Rok wydania
2022
Oprawa
Miękka
Ilość stron
324
Format
13.0 x 20.0 cm
Języki
angielski
ISBN
978-0-241-37051-3
Rodzaj
Książka
Stan
Nowy
EAN
9780241370513
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