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Shaping the day

a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800

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An edition of Shaping the day (2009)

Shaping the day

a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
456

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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, 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
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Shaping the Day
Shaping the Day: a History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
2009, Oxford University Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Shaping the day
Shaping the day: a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
2009, Oxford University Press
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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 (p. [419]-449) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
389/.1709, 529.70942
Library of Congress
QB213 .G54 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 456 p. :
Number of pages
456

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Open Library
OL23190686M
Internet Archive
shapingdayhistor00glen
ISBN 10
0199278202
ISBN 13
9780199278206
LCCN
2008045775
Library Thing
8244005
Goodreads
6124654

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