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Shaping the day : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift.

By: Glennie, Paul
Contributor(s): Thrift, N. J
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: xiv, 456 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780199278206; 0199278202Subject(s): Time measurements -- History | Clocks and watches -- England -- History | TimeDDC classification: 389/.1709 | 529.70942
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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Britain Europe and Prehistory Shelves HOR 2.1 G (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 10006132
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Includes bibliography: p. [419]-449 and index.

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.