Shaping the day
Subtitle: a history of timekeeping in England and Wales 1300-1800
By: Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift.
Contributors: Thrift, N. J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780199278206
Subjects: Time measurements -- History; Clocks and watches -- England -- History; Time
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the measured heart; title: Clocks, clock times, and social change; title: 'Not everyone occupies the same now' : reconceptualizing clock time; title: Clock times in medieval and early modern Bristol; title: The provision of clock time in pre-modern England; title: Clock times in everyday lives; title: Precision in everyday lives; title: 'Posted within shot of the grave' : seafaring times; title: The pursuit of precision; title: Clocks from nowhere? : John Harrison in context; title: Some concluding remarks.