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Time Tamed

The Remarkable Story of Humanity's Quest to Measure Time

Nicholas Foulkes
Arranged chronologically from the palaeolithic era to the 20th-century Apollo missions, from the Ishango bone to the Moon’s official wristwatch, Nicholas Foulkes presents 28 timepieces which have contributed in various ways to horological history. He tells the stories of the objects themselves – among them Su Song’s 11th-century Celestial Clock, John Harrison’s marine chronometer, Big Ben, and the most expensive watch in the world – and sets them in the wider sweep of human history.
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  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Year: 2019
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 240pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 251x196mm
  • ISBN: 9781471170645
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.9kg
Product code:
518158
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