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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009

1 online resource (xiv, 456 p.) : ill., maps, plans

ISBN 0199278202

ISBN 9780199278206

Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-449) and index

Introduction : the measured heart -- Clocks, clock times, and social change -- ’Not everyone occupies the same now’ : reconceptualizing clock time -- Clock times in medieval and early modern Bristol -- The provision of clock time in pre-modern England -- Clock times in everyday lives -- Precision in everyday lives -- ’Posted within shot of the grave’ : seafaring times -- The pursuit of precision -- Clocks from nowhere? : John Harrison in context -- Some concluding remarks.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)935268734