Time's pendulum
from sundials to atomic clocks, the fascinating history of timekeeping and how our discoveries changed the world
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's pendulum: from sundials to atomic clocks, the fascinating history of timekeeping and how our discoveries changed the world
1999, Harcourt Brace
in English
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Time's pendulum: the quest to capture time-- from sundials to atomic clocks
1998, Plenum Trade
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-321) and index.
Originally published: New York : Plenum Press, 1998.
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