chronicling time Brackin, A. J. creator text bibliography cau San Diego, CA Lucent Books c1991 1991 monographic eng

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96 p. ill. (some col.) 26 cm. 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. 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. juvenile A.J. Brackin. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-90) and index. Clocks and watches Juvenile literature Time Clocks and watches Time Juvenile literature TS542.5 .B68 1991 681.113 B7977c 1560062088 (lib. bdg.) 91016713 DLC 910404 20160527200337.0 282055