Time's pendulum
the quest to capture time-- from sundials to atomic clocks
by Jo Ellen Barnett
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Jo Ellen Barnett takes us a step further in our perpetual quest to comprehend time. She bridges the gap between the mechanical clocks which record the fleeting moment as it passes, and the powerful radioactive "clocks" which have opened up to us the eons of the earth's history, by showing that both are based upon the counting of identical time segments.
Beginning with a historical look at clocks to tell the time of day, she discusses the impact of such inventions as the church bell, the pendulum, and the wristwatch on human culture, and explains how they've gradually transformed our perception not only of the world, but of time itself.
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Time, Time measurements, History, Long Now Manual for Civilization| Edition | Availability |
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Time's pendulum: from sundials to atomic clocks, the fascinating history of timekeeping and how our discoveries changed the world
1999, Harcourt Brace
in English
- 1st Harvest ed.
0156006499 9780156006491
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Time's pendulum: the quest to capture time-- from sundials to atomic clocks
1998, Plenum Trade
in English
0306457873 9780306457876
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-329) and index.
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