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Revolution in Time

Revolution in Time PDF Author: David S. Landes
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ISBN: 9780670889679
Category : Clocks and watches
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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Book Description
The mechanical clock was one of the technologial advances that brought Western civilization to a position of world leadership. This book details how and why this breakthrough occured through a historical journey that takes in the 14th-century mechanical revolution, Elizabeth I's finger watch, the success of Swiss watchmakers, fakes and smuggling, and how the quartz revolution brought Swiss supremacy to an end.