01639nam a2200325Ia 4500 282055 OCoLC 20160527200337.0 910404s1991 caua j b 001 0 eng 91016713 1560062088 (lib. bdg.) 15.95 (OCoLC)23650241 DLC DLC OCL BAKER XY4 BTCTA lcac PUXA TS542.5 .B68 1991 681.113 B7977c 20 Brackin, A. J. Local 64754 Clocks chronicling time A.J. Brackin. San Diego, CA Lucent Books c1991. 96 p. ill. (some col.) 26 cm. The Encyclopedia of discovery and invention Local 178489 Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-90) and index. Foreword -- 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. Examines 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. Clocks and watches Juvenile literature. Local 74469 Time Local 179863 Clocks and watches Local 74469 Time Juvenile literature. Local 179863 203260 203260 0 0 ddc 0 681_113000000000000_B7977C 0 evl 299486 10 10 1 2016-05-27 gift-Guayama 410591 0 681.113 B7977c 80000002324476 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:282055 6