Author | : Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum |
File Size | : 45,9 Mb |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 28 March 1996 |
ISBN | : 9780226155111 |
Pages | : 468 pages |
History of the Hour by Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum Book PDF Summary
This text provides an overview of the history of the mechanical clock and its effects on European society from the late Middle Ages to the industrial revolution. The book provides a discussion of how mechanical clocks functioned in cities and dispels many