Time’s Pendulum: From Sundials to Atomic Clo...

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Time’s Pendulum: From Sundials to Atomic Clocks, the Fascinating History of Timekeeping and How Our Discoveries Changed the World

ISBN13: 9780156006491
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

A triumph of interdisciplinary scholarship” (Publishers Weekly)-Time’s Pendulum is a lively, fascinating history of 4,000 years of timekeeping. A perfect balance of science, history, and sociology, Time’s Pendulum traces the important developments in humankind’s epic quest to measure the hours, days, and years with accuracy, and how our concept of time has changed with each new technological breakthrough. Written in an easy-to-follow chronological format and illustrated with entertaining anecdo

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