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The Clocks Are Telling Lies
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The Clocks Are Telling Lies

Science, Society, and the Construction of Time
BookHardcover
Ranking38534in
CHF62.00

Description

Until the nineteenth century all time was local time. The invention of railways and telegraphs, however, created a newly interconnected world where, suddenly, the time differences between cities mattered. This book is an exploration of why we tell time the way we do, demonstrating that organizing a new global time system was no simple task.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-2280-0843-9
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
Publishing date05/01/2022
Pages264 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 158 mm, Height 231 mm, Thickness 26 mm
Weight518 g
Article no.9214841
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.36054749
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Author

Scott Alan Johnston is a historian of science and technology. He lives and writes in Hamilton, Ontario.

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