Author: Anthony Turner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019260936X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
A General History of Horology describes instruments used for the finding and measurement of time from Antiquity to the 21st century. In geographical scope it ranges from East Asia to the Americas. The instruments described are set in their technical and social contexts, and there is also discussion of the literature, the historiography and the collecting of the subject. The book features the use of case studies to represent larger topics that cannot be completely covered in a single book. The international body of authors have endeavoured to offer a fully world-wide survey accessible to students, historians, collectors, and the general reader, based on a firm understanding of the technical basis of the subject. At the same time as the work offers a synthesis of current knowledge of the subject, it also incorporates the results of some fundamental, new and original research.
A General History of Horology
Author: Anthony Turner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019260936X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
A General History of Horology describes instruments used for the finding and measurement of time from Antiquity to the 21st century. In geographical scope it ranges from East Asia to the Americas. The instruments described are set in their technical and social contexts, and there is also discussion of the literature, the historiography and the collecting of the subject. The book features the use of case studies to represent larger topics that cannot be completely covered in a single book. The international body of authors have endeavoured to offer a fully world-wide survey accessible to students, historians, collectors, and the general reader, based on a firm understanding of the technical basis of the subject. At the same time as the work offers a synthesis of current knowledge of the subject, it also incorporates the results of some fundamental, new and original research.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019260936X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
A General History of Horology describes instruments used for the finding and measurement of time from Antiquity to the 21st century. In geographical scope it ranges from East Asia to the Americas. The instruments described are set in their technical and social contexts, and there is also discussion of the literature, the historiography and the collecting of the subject. The book features the use of case studies to represent larger topics that cannot be completely covered in a single book. The international body of authors have endeavoured to offer a fully world-wide survey accessible to students, historians, collectors, and the general reader, based on a firm understanding of the technical basis of the subject. At the same time as the work offers a synthesis of current knowledge of the subject, it also incorporates the results of some fundamental, new and original research.
Histoire de l'horlogerie depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours
Author: Pierre Dubois (horloger.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : fr
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : fr
Pages : 540
Book Description
Material Histories of Time
Author: Gianenrico Bernasconi
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110625032
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The historiography of timekeeping is traditionally characterized by a dichotomy between research that investigates the evolution of technical devices on the one hand, and research that is concerned with the examination of the cultures and uses of time on the other hand. Material Histories of Time opens a dialogue between these two approaches by taking monumental clocks, table clocks, portable watches, carriage clocks, and other forms of timekeeping as the starting point of a joint reflection of specialists of the history of horology together with scholars studying the social and cultural history of time. The contributions range from the apparition of the first timekeeping mechanical systems in the Middle Ages to the first evidence of industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110625032
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The historiography of timekeeping is traditionally characterized by a dichotomy between research that investigates the evolution of technical devices on the one hand, and research that is concerned with the examination of the cultures and uses of time on the other hand. Material Histories of Time opens a dialogue between these two approaches by taking monumental clocks, table clocks, portable watches, carriage clocks, and other forms of timekeeping as the starting point of a joint reflection of specialists of the history of horology together with scholars studying the social and cultural history of time. The contributions range from the apparition of the first timekeeping mechanical systems in the Middle Ages to the first evidence of industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Histoire De L'horlogerie Depuis Son Origine Jusqu'à Nos Jours: Précédée De Recherches Sur La Mesure Du Temps Dans L'antiquité Et Suivie De La Biograph
Author: Pierre Dubois
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016234313
Category : Science
Languages : fr
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016234313
Category : Science
Languages : fr
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A List of Books on the History of Industry and Industrial Arts
Author: John Crerar Library
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
A List of Books on Industrial Arts. October, 1903
Author: John Crerar Library
Publisher:
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Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Institution of Civil Engineers ...
Author: Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain). Library
Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Catalogue of the Collection of Books
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382813637
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382813637
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The John Crerar Library
Author: John Crerar library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Histoire de l'horlogerie depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : fr
Pages :
Book Description