Clocks and Culture, 1300-1700

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The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe's path to industrialization.

A Geography Of Time

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In this engaging and spirited book, eminent social psychologist Robert Levine asks us to explore a dimension of our experience that we take for granted—our pe

History of the Hour

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This text provides an overview of the history of the mechanical clock and its effects on European society from the late Middle Ages to the industrial revolution

Reading Clocks, Alla Turca

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Up until the end of the eighteenth century, the way Ottomans used their clocks conformed to the inner logic of their own temporal culture. However, this began t

Time, Work, and Culture in the Middle Ages

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"When I studied these manuals, a source then little exploited, I noticed that the academic, like the merchant, was justified by reference to the labor he accomp