Shaping the day : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift.
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 456 p. :; ill., maps, plans. |
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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.