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Clocks and watches -- History.
Chronology.
Space and time.
Timekeeping.
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Orzel, Chad.
Clocks and watches -- History.
Chronology.
Space and time.
Timekeeping.
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A brief history of timekeeping : the science of marking time, from Stonehenge to atomic clocks / Chad Orzel.
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Orzel, Chad.
BenBella Books, Inc., 2022.
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529.7 O79b
Subjects
Clocks and watches -- History.
Chronology.
Space and time.
Timekeeping.
ISBN:
9781953295606 (lib. bdg.)
Description:
324 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Sharp and engaging, A Brief History of Timekeeping is a story not just about the science of sundials, sandglasses, and mechanical clocks, but also the politics of calendars and time zones, the philosophy of measurement, and the nature of space and time itself."--From publisher.
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