01535nam a2200301Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030010001500071020003400086035002000120040003700140042000900177050002300186082002400209100002600233245004400259260004000303300003600343490005500379504006200434505032800496520027300824650005201097650001601149650003001165650003801195282055OCoLC20160527200337.0910404s1991    caua   j b    001 0 eng    a 91016713   a1560062088 (lib. bdg.)c15.95  a(OCoLC)23650241  aDLCcDLCdOCLdBAKERdXY4dBTCTA  alcac00aTS542.5b.B68 199100a681.113bB7977c2201 aBrackin, A. J.2Local10aClocksbchronicling timecA.J. Brackin.  aSan Diego, CAbLucent Bookscc1991.  a96 p.bill. (some col.)c26 cm. 4aThe Encyclopedia of discovery and invention2Local  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 87-90) and index.0 aForeword -- Introduction -- Nature's clocks -- Mechanical clocks -- Town squares to living rooms -- Clocks in the workplace -- Clocks move the world -- Watches-clocks that travel -- Expanding the boundaries of time and space -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Works consulted -- Index -- About the author -- Picture credits.  aExamines early concepts of time; describes devices for measuring time and the improvements in their technology; and discusses how measured time has shaped our concepts of work and leisure. A history of the measurement of time & how time devices have changed the world. 0aClocks and watchesvJuvenile literature.2Local 1aTime2Local 1aClocks and watches2Local 0aTimevJuvenile literature.2Local