History of the hour
Technische ontwikkeling
Time perception
Time measurements
Temps
Mesure
Clocks and watches
Changement social
Sociale aspecten
Social change
Long Now Manual for Civilization
Aspect social
Sources
History
History of the Hour presents the first sustained and reliable treatment of how mechanical clocks functioned in cities and dispels many myths associated with the clock's history. For example, Dohrn-van Rossum argues that, in their race to display the grandest clocks, monarchs and princes were more re…
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