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Shaping the day a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800

Title
Shaping the day [electronic resource] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift.
Author
Glennie, Paul.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors
Thrift, N. J.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 456 p.) : ill., maps, plans.
Uniform Title
Shaping the day (Online)
Alternative Title
Shaping the day (Online)
Subject
  • Time measurements > History
  • Clocks and watches > England > History
  • Time
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2008045775
OCLC
ssj0000245228
Author
Glennie, Paul.
Title
Shaping the day [electronic resource] : a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800 / Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Thrift, N. J.
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