About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks by David Rooney

About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks

David Rooney

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For thousands of years, people of all cultures have made and used clocks. From the city sundials of ancient Rome to the medieval water-clocks of imperial China, and from sand-clocks fomenting revolution in the Middle Ages to Enlightenment observat...

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