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Shaping the day

new histories of clock times in England

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An edition of Shaping the day (2009)

Shaping the day

new histories of clock times in England

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Oxford University Press
Language
English

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Subjects

History, Time measurements, Clocks and watches, Time, Clocks and watches, history

Places

England

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Cover of: Shaping the Day
Shaping the Day: A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales, 1300-1800
2011, Oxford University Press
in English
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Cover of: Shaping the day
Shaping the day: a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
2009, Oxford University Press
in English
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Cover of: Shaping the Day
Shaping the Day: A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
2009, Ebsco Publishing
in English
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Cover of: Shaping the day
Shaping the day: new histories of clock times in England
2009, Oxford University Press
in English
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Cover of: Shaping the Day
Shaping the Day: a History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
2009, Oxford University Press
in English
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
389/.1709
Library of Congress
QB213 .G54 2009, QB209

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22665737M
ISBN 13
9780199278206
LCCN
2008045775
OCLC/WorldCat
265734879
Library Thing
8244005
Goodreads
6124654

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